Mashup | Who is Your Favourite Leader? and Why? Leadership is Changing - what does it mean to you? (ft. Dr. Diane Hamilton and David Wood)

In today’s mashup, we have guests Dr. Diane Hamilton and David Wood as they share their invaluable insights on the leaders they look up to and what changes mean to them as leaders. Listen in as Dr. Diane emphasizes the importance of looking beyond the status quo and the virtue of being proactive. Denis and David tackle how leaders retain their composure when dealing with constant change. Tune in!In this episode:Dr. Diane Hamilton discusses how one can be good at parts of emotional intelligence but bad at the other aspects.Change is the only constant. We think we are ready for change until it happens. Think beyond the status quo - what worked in the past may not work the same in the future.David Wood shares how he witnessed the Executive Director of Colorado prisons' leadership and showed vulnerability that got everyone engaged.The positions of humility and dignity can be powerful tools for leaders. Be aware of where you are on the humility-dignity spectrum. Balance is key.Not being heard is an integrity issue. What is needed is more dignity to speak up.Key Takeaways:Do not work for someone who cannot respect youBeing proactive means having a foresightThe positions of both dignity and humility are equally powerfulStrive to strike a balance and aim for composureLet your voice be heard and move from the shadows of humilityTweetable Quotes:"Change is the only constant… The thing is, we think that we're all up for this challenge. I had a lot of crisis readiness experts on my show, and all this before COVID. And now we found out that maybe we weren't so prepared, right? So we think that we're ready for change until the real change happens. And so I think having foresight is the hugest thing.”  - Dr. Diane Hamilton“The best leaders today might be the ones who don't have the answers, but they have the right questions. And so I love the phrase ‘be a kingmaker, not a king.’ ” - David WoodReach out to Denis:Email: [email protected]: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/