What we discuss in this episode:

• Why I’m passionate about disruption.
• The three significant pressures impacting leaders today.
• Perpetual change requires a new set of rules for leadership.
• What does it mean to be a leader versus the best leaders for whom we’ve ever worked?
• Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to create change and people inspired to follow them.
• Leadership requires practicing followership, defining the type of relationship you want with followers.
• To be relationship-focused, leaders need to move on from traditional command-and-control models of leadership.
• Author Gary Bolles gives an example of the new type of relationship needed, that of a leader or manager becoming a guide.
• Relationships mean that we aim for excellence instead of perfection because no relationship is ever perfect.

Additional Resources

• My Website: charleneli.com
• The episode features Gary Bolles, the author ofThe Next Rules of Work and the chair of The Future of Work at Singularity University. LinkedIn | Website | Book
• Watch the video interview with Gary Bolles featured in this episode.
• Article: To Define the Future of work, Always Start with Relationships
• Article: 3 Powerful Strategies for Creating Stronger Employee Relationships

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