Episode 78: The Permissionless Organization with Rita McGrath

In this episode of The Thinking Leader, Bryce Hoffman and Marcus Dimbleby talk with Rita McGrath, the author of several books, about how to take advantage of inflection points in your business. 

 

McGrath shares fascinating insights on the importance of picking up on weak signals and being candid about the world's realities. Marcus explains the difference between wartime and peacetime leaders, and the significance of bringing people along on the leadership journey. McGrath stresses that leadership is about energy, emotional awareness, and skillful expression. She has created the idea of a permissionless organization and distributed decision-making as tools to be used by modern leaders. 

 

In this episode:

• How to take advantage of inflection points in business and leadership
• What it means to be a permissionless organization and the advantages it offers
• How to design your organization to be permissionless and embrace distributed decision-making
• How to create a stable core in leadership by seeking out and embracing feedback
• Why leaders need to let go of decision-making responsibilities and embrace leadership agility
• What makes a great leader and the traits they exhibit

 

For more information about this episode, head to Rita’s website: https://www.ritamcgrath.com/ 

Or her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rgmcgrath 

And learn more about Rita’s sister company, Valize: https://www.valize.com/ 

 

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Bestselling business author Bryce Hoffman and agility expert Marcus Dimbleby talk about decision making, strategy, resilience and leadership with some of the world’s best CEOs, cognitive scientists, writers, and thinkers in this weekly podcast. Each episode offers new ideas and insights you can use to become a better leader and a better thinker – because bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think!