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Hortense le Gentil: The Unlocked Leader

Apr 2, 2024

Leadership expert Hortense le Gentil discusses developing a leader's mindset, recognizing and changing mind traps, the role of trauma in shaping leadership styles, and the power of storytelling to define identities. She also explores 6 shifts for leaders to innovate their styles in today's changing world.

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Hortense le Gentil

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Quick takeaways

Leaders need to shift their mindsets to adapt to rapid changes in organizations.

Recognizing and changing detrimental mindsets is crucial for personal and professional growth in leadership.

Deep dives

Recognizing and Embracing Your Calling

Discovering one's calling involves a journey of self-discovery and overcoming obstacles. The podcast guest shares a personal story of being lost and finding her calling after a period of reflection and understanding her inner voice. By listening to her grandmother's message to follow her inner voice, she embarked on a journey that led to self-awareness and becoming the leader she aspired to be.

Introduction

2min

Discovering Your Calling: Journey to Leadership

6min

Evolving Mindsets: From Driving Force to Mind Trap

7min

Exploring the Impact of Trauma on Leadership

8min

Unlocking Personal Potential Through Self-Reflection

11min

Unlock your story and become the leader you were meant to be by absorbing the insights offered in this On Leadership interview with Hortense le Gentil. Hortense shares lessons from her book, The Unlocked Leader, including the concept of mindsets becoming mind traps and how to recognize and change them. She also explores the role of trauma in shaping our leadership styles and the power of telling our own stories to define our identities.

6 Shifts to Develop a Leader's Mindset: Organizations have felt the effects of rapid changes like structure, schedules, and the broad adoption of remote or hybrid environments. This disruption has pushed organizations to adopt new mindsets and policies to set their people up for success. Leaders are no exception when it comes to these changes. To be successful today, leaders need to shift their mindsets and innovate their styles of leadership.

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