Episode 53: Development Needs for Senior Executives

Development Needs for Senior Executives
Episode #53 of the Third Turn Podcast with Kristin & Mark

In this episode of the Third Turn podcast, co-hosts Mark L. Vincent and Kristin Evenson process out loud and invite you to consider the unique development needs that develop for leaders, especially in context of Third Turn leadership. Things like navigating the inherent anxiety of our organizations and systems in times of change and future thinking; prioritizing adaptiveness in context of experience and competence; setting aside time to think in an adaptive and generative way; and on a more personal side, navigating our own shadows and blind spots, managing our own time-and-attention budget alongside the #s and budgets of the business.

Because these numbers tell a story of the high calling and lost opportunities in Third Turn leadership, change and transition--and the dearth of leadership able to step up to it:

• For every 100 people that enter the workplace…
• Only 14 will lead an organization at some point in their career…
• And only 2 of those will lead the organization to what is considered “a successful transition.”

Consider this episode a call to equip and develop oneself well, with an eye toward being the kind of leader who leaves the organization better off.

Resources to Consider:

• Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership - a 2-year leadership program that both Kristin and Episode #19 guest Kenny Cox experienced and recommend. “For those longing to forge a stronger connection between their soul and their leadership.”
• A couple systems theory resources:
  • The book Managing Leadership Anxiety: Yours and Theirs-- “You'll develop the capacity to notice your anxiety and your group's anxiety. You will increase your sensitivity to the way groups develop systemic anxiety that keeps them trapped. Your personal self-awareness will increase as you learn how self gets in the way of identifying and addressing issues.” And a recent podcast series where author Steve Cuss discusses systems theory dynamics.
  • Edwin Friedman’s classic, A Failure of Nerve, Revised Edition: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix.
• David Goldsmith’s book Paid to Think: A Leader’s Toolkit for Redefining Your Future--"Goldsmith presents his groundbreaking approach to leadership and management based on research revealing the 12 specific activities that all leaders perform on a daily basis, and he provides you with each activity’s accompanying tools and instructions proven to boost your performance and that of your entire organization.”
  

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- Kristin Evenson

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