The one question every aspiring leader needs to ask | Constance Hockaday
Mar 28, 2024
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Artist and TED Fellow Constance Hockaday discusses the importance of inclusive leadership, inspired by a trans-Atlantic raft trip. She urges aspiring leaders to answer the question: What does inclusive leadership look like? The podcast also touches on achieving goals, personal reflection, and strategies for maximizing potential.
Inclusive leadership sparks innovation and representation, redefining traditional power dynamics.
Unlocking agency through belief in personal desires enables alignment with aspirations and empowers collective action.
Deep dives
Reevaluating Career Values
Reevaluating career values can lead to profound realizations about one's professional trajectory. The podcast recounts a pivotal moment where the speaker underwent a career values card sort exercise with a career coach, causing emotional introspection. The selection of values failed to align with the speaker's job reality, prompting a realization that change was necessary. This experience prompts reflection on the questions leaders should pose to guide others in discovering their true priorities.
Redefining Leadership Models
The podcast challenges traditional leadership models rooted in historical power dynamics. It emphasizes the need to move away from imitating outdated leadership behaviors associated with power. The speaker, an artist and leadership development professional, advocates for artists as leaders in articulating unexpressed societal sentiments. Through the 'artists in presidents' initiative, diverse voices redefine inclusive performances of leadership that prioritize agency and belief in personal desires.
Cultivating Agency and Belief in Desires
The narrative delves into the transformative impact of cultivating agency and belief in personal desires. A personal encounter with an unconventional leader, Captain Betsy, prompts the speaker to explore articulating their deepest desires. By questioning what one truly wants and breaking free from societal norms, individuals can align their actions with their aspirations. Fostering agency through belief and active listening leads to empowered, engaged groups focused on shared visions in both personal and professional spheres.
Artist and TED Fellow Constance Hockaday shares how the captain of a trans-Atlantic community raft taught her how to voice her hopes and desires, inspiring a vision of possibility for the future. The question from the trip that stuck with her changed everything: What does inclusive leadership look like? Hockaday calls for mentors and aspiring leaders everywhere to answer that crucial question to unlock their agency and power. After the talk, Modupe shares a framework for achieving goals – both at work and in your personal life.