Leading for Success: How to "Be" and "Do"

Whether the economies in the places you operate in are going through good times or bad, success lies with the quality and actions of a businesses’ leadership. Indeed, leaders for the new world generate value by who they are and what they do. 

Future forward leaders must develop and exercise the mind, heart, and gut. This involves having: 1) a growth mindset; and 2) authenticity behind vulnerability and psychological safety for trust. These characteristics characterize the “Be” in leadership. Learn how Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella personifies the traits of who leaders should be (see Leading Innovation Series Part III: Who Leaders Are). 

Generative leadership involves action as well. The “Do” in leadership is accomplished by putting the Five E’s into practice: Envision, Enable to Execute, Engage, and Empower. Understand how executives at juggernaut firm Proctor & Gamble deploy the Five E’s (see Leading Innovation Series Part IV: What Leaders Do: The Five E's in Practice).