Leadovation Norman Wolfe: Transforming Business with The Living Organization
About Norman Wolfe:
Norman Wolfe is the founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders, Inc., a strategy execution consulting company dedicated to transforming the core paradigm of business. A recognized expert in leadership and organizational performance, Norman is the author of "The Living Organization: Transforming Business to Create Extraordinary Results." With a career spanning roles as CEO, corporate director, and advisor, he has guided numerous companies through major transitions, driving substantial growth and market expansion. Norman's passion is to unleash the human spirit in business, helping organizations evolve into dynamic, creative living systems.
In this episode, Dean Newlund and Norman Wolfe discuss:
- Shifting from mechanistic to living system models
- Challenges of balancing remote work and culture
- Organizations as ecosystems with relationships at the core
- Leadership's role in fostering growth and empowerment
- Embedding purpose and impact in business strategy
Key Takeaways:
- Many organizations unconsciously follow outdated Industrial Revolution paradigms prioritizing efficiency over human engagement, resulting in a 70% failure rate in achieving strategic goals.
- Remote work offers autonomy and engagement benefits, but leaders often revert to control-based models due to difficulty managing culture and trust in virtual environments.
- Viewing organizations as living systems shifts leadership focus from productivity metrics to fostering creativity, innovation, and meaningful impact.
- The Living Organization model emphasizes replacing mechanistic approaches with principles that align leadership, culture, and systems around human dignity and purposeful outcomes.
"We're out to transform the environment so that it creates better results and simultaneously supports and enhances the dignity of the human spirit, releasing its creative potential.” — Norman Wolfe
Connect with Norman Wolfe:
Website: http://www.quantumleaders.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbnRB_fX-9ZKMf5hvCwHLKg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfe
Book: The Living Organization: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Organization-Transforming-Business-Extraordinary/dp/0983531013
See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I
Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw
Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/
The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com
Phone: 1-800-926-7370
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
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