Navigating Tension in Leadership

In this episode of the podcast, Ryan and Tim Arnold discuss the importance of embracing healthy tensions in leadership. They explore the tensions between confidence and humility, expectations and grace, and profit and purpose. Tim shares a story from his experience leading a homeless shelter, highlighting the need to navigate these tensions in a healthy way. They emphasize the value of leaning into differences and engaging in healthy conflict to foster growth and understanding. Tim provides resources for further exploration of these concepts.

• Leaders need to embrace healthy tensions, such as the balance between confidence and humility, expectations and grace, and profit and purpose.
• Leaning into tensions allows for growth, understanding, and better decision-making.
• Navigating tensions requires recognizing that there can be multiple right answers and finding the best approach for the situation.
• Engaging in healthy conflict and embracing differences can lead to exceptional results and foster resilience in leadership.
• Naming and managing chronic tensions in organizations can lead to positive change and growth.

Having launched and sold a successful for-profit business, pioneered a social enterprise, and led a homeless shelter, Tim Arnold understands how hard it is to lead in challenging situations. That’s why he’s dedicated to helping leaders at every level – from first-time managers to Nobel Peace Prize winners and Fortune 500 CEOs – navigate the path to resilience and success.

• [00:00] Welcome to the show!
• [05:03] Meet Tim Arnold
• [11:05] Tensions To Manage
• [12:06] Confidence & Humility
• [15:57] Expectations & Grace
• [35:09] Connect with Tim
• [36:15] Outro

“One of those tensions I talk about is the tension between confidence and humility. And it's not about the compromise or meeting in the middle. It's how do I do both fully?” - TIm Arnold

“Let's not look at this as right and wrong. Let's just pick the best option for us right now. And when we can do that, and I gotta say, this is I think true for the solopreneur that's just trying to kind of stand out from the pack or people leading teams. If you can encourage kind of the culture of your teams and your relationships to lean into tension, to not need to surround yourself with people who see everything the way you see, it's a competitive edge right now.” - Tim

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