Fit For the Future

External workers - such as freelancers, contractors, consultants, and workers in the sharing economy - are no longer just fringe workers, but an important part of the workforce. Even if you're an experienced leader, the rules of engagement have changed when you bring these people into your team. They bring both challenges and opportunities, but working with them effectively is a leadership skill that will be crucial in our future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We now have so many options for doing work - and that brings more flexibility, greater access to talent, and better integration of work goals with personal goals. But this also needs a new mindset around work, for everybody in the workplace - especially leaders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have recently seen some interesting purchases, mergers and developments from high-tech companies that will affect all workplaces. In this episode, we'll look at how they influence the future of work in general, and distributedwork in particular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have to be a fear-monger to be a great leader - resorting to scare tactics and dire warnings of the future? Sally Anderson of Evolved Leadership doesn't think so! She talks about a new kind of leadership - Co-Creative Leadership - which doesn't deal with fear and narrow-minded thinking, but with abundance and unlimited potential. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 20th century, leaders identified goals for their organisation, described the jobs required to meet those goals, and hired people with the right skills to fill those job descriptions. That's no longer the case. Our world is changing so fast that neither goals nor roles are clear and well-defined. The skills needed for success in the future aren't technical, task-oriented skills – because those skills will become obsolete through automation and artificial intelligence. Instead, the most future-proof skills will be higher-order thinking skills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the last 200 years, the office with a permanent staff has been the default work environment of the knowledge worker. But it wasn’t in the past, and it’s not necessarily the best for the future. What would the workplace look like if offices weren’t an option? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your positioning in your marketplace - how your ideal customers and clients view their relationship with you - has a huge impact on your success. If you have low-level positioning, you're constantly pushing hard to get noticed and get picked. But if you're positioned as an expert, authority, or partner, the right customers and clients are magnetically attracted to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Great leaders share their wisdom and experience with others, to build their judgement and give them greater power, responsibility and authority. This is more important than ever before, because you can't do it all yourself, and your team members have unique skills and talents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Innovation is everybody's business, and it's more challenging with a distributed team. However, that doesn't mean it can't happen - it just has to be designed and engineered into your work practices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Staying ahead of the game is not about inventing something new. The most successful people will be those who can see the potential in picking pieces from different areas, and combining them in clever ways. This needs a new kind of thinking - one that's nimble and flexible, and ready to thrive in our fast-changing world. In this episode, Dr. Jenny Brockis talks about the Future Brain - what it is, how to develop it, and how to make it work for you in your personal and professional life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Technology is bringing us all closer together, and physical distance no longer needs to be a barrier to communication and collaboration. But this "End of Distance" also brings its own challenges, especially if you’re a leader working with globally distributed teams. It’s easier than connect to teams in different locations, but that can bring unexpected challenges – such as time zone differences, perceptions of power and authority, different expectations about pay and incentives, and cultural differences – both ethnic cultures and organisational cultures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the most important things you can do is build the judgement of your team members. A lot of this happens overtly, but it can be undermined by the unwritten ground rules that govern your team and organisation. Learn how to use them - if they are positive and useful - or change them - if they are not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The tyranny of distance is coming to an end. In a few years, teams won’t need to be in the same office. Travel will happen in driverless cars. Drones will deliver goods 24/7. Virtual reality will take us across the world instantly. What will work look like in the near future? In this episode, we walk through a typical workday of a future worker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ability to craft and deliver compelling messages is a key leadership imperative, but many leaders struggle to be influential in a cluttered world. Rohan Dredge teaches leaders the skill of LeaderSpeak. In this episode, he shares what it takes to transform your messages to be truly influential. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you fit for the future? Join Gihan Perera, Ian Berry, Alicia Curtis and Jenny Brockis in this blab as we discuss the key principles you need as a leader to be fit for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.