#43 I-driven visual leadership with Gwendolyn Galsworth

Introduction Welcome to Episode 43 of the enterprise excellence podcast. It is such a pleasure to have Dr Gwendolyn Galsworth back on the show with us today. Gwendolyn is a leading researcher, author and coach on workplace visuality. Gwendolyn shared her backstory and knowledge on achieving excellence with frontline teams deploying visual workplaces in Episode 18. Today, we are going to explore her work on visual leadership. Let's get into the episode. Gwendolyn, thank you so much for joining us again. Proudly brought to you in association with S A Partners, a world-leading business transformation consultancy.I-driven leaders Some leaders are gifted and have not had a chance to demonstrate their gift, but they're still doing well. But what would it be like to be great? Like the thoroughbreds at Monmouth Park that Gwendolyn witnessed when she was small. When they ran, no one needed to whip them, especially if another horse was in the race. They loved the race. They loved the stretch of their legs, powerfully moving them forward, and the wind in their hair. And they won because they wanted to. They are stallions. They were amazing beings, creatures of great strength and great heart. The age of great leaders is not over with, but they do have to find their way back into our communities. An executive will make decisions with the teams' input. But first, with their vetting of which type of problem-solving is welcome in their company. The role of the executive is to decide and drive, decide and drive. She can't decide until she knows. So she has to investigate and understand what the lay of the land is. And he can't drive unless he's communicated a clear vision and inspired others to want that vision. Now the executive leader is ready to drive. When an executive wants to become a leader, this is a process, and the process is I-driven. But he, she doesn't seek feedback.  The leader says to their direct reports, "Now you do the templates (the house and x type planning). And when you've done this and gone through the pain of sitting from 11 pm to 1 am and have given them to me, you can talk to one other person. But that one other person can't be doing this (planning) at the same time."  That's the grooming ground for executives; executives must really understand that it is their decision. And they'll receive inputs from qualified collaborators. Gwendolyn has been very successful at creating fierce leaders, like a barracuda on the inside, always hungry for lunch. But whom on the outside have political and social correctness that makes them approachable. Key takeaways I want leadership approachHelping others align their planLinks visualworkplace.com and 'contact us' through the web. Gwendolyn is looking for organisations or people who want to go through this process online in small groups. She would love for some executive leaders to look at themselves and say they want to feel greater strength and greater power and greater safety in their own decision-making safety.Brad is proud to support many Australian businesses. You can find him on LinkedIn here. If you’d like to speak to him about how he can help your business, call him on 0402 448 445, or email [email protected]. Our website is www.bradjeavons.comTo learn more about what we do, visit https://enterpriseexcellencegroup.com.au/Thanks for your time, and thanks for helping to create a better future.