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613: The New Archetype of Business Leadership (with the Director of the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, Dr. Andrew White)

Sep 20, 2023

Dr. Andrew White, Director of the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, discusses the changes and challenges of leadership, indicators of healthy leadership, and how leaders can assess themselves. Topics include embracing disruption, active listening, understanding people through basketball, and the shift from machines to human energy.

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Leadership in the post-COVID era requires embracing change and understanding global challenges.

Effective leadership involves active listening, dynamic presence, and embracing diverse perspectives.

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Changes in Leadership Post-COVID

Post-COVID, there has been a shift in the type of leadership required due to the prevalence of disruption becoming the new normal. Industries face constant threats of disruption, leading to the need for leaders who embrace and accept change. Leaders must also understand their organization's position in the wider context of global challenges and stakeholders. They need to identify their purpose and adapt to the unstable nature of the world to deliver high performance. This new type of leadership goes beyond simply focusing on sales and performance.

Introduction

3min

Instability in Business and Geopolitics

5min

Active Listening in Leadership

18min

Understanding People through Basketball and Building Social Capital

2min

The Shift from Machines to Human Energy: Leadership in the 21st Century

3min

The Importance of Organizational Aspects in Business Success

4min

Welcome to an interview with the director of the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, Dr. Andrew White.

In this episode with Dr. Andrew White, we delved deeply into the changes and challenges of leadership, as well as the reason behind the negative tone of discussions around leadership. Dr. White also discussed how to know if you are approaching leadership in the right way, the indicators of healthy leadership, and how leaders can assess themselves to be better leaders.

Dr. Andrew White is the host of the Leadership 2050 podcast, on which he has interviewed the likes of former Unilever CEO Alan Jope and Mercedes F1 team CEO Toto Wolff. He is also the CEO of Transcend.Space, a leadership coaching company. Dr White's work focuses on the type of leadership needed to transcend 21st-century challenges.

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