L4V6 Leveraging Critical Business Issues & Opportunities for Effective Leadership

L4V Episode 6 Handout: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bnszfks9qbbga45f/L4V6_C3_Episode_6828tg.pdf

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Leading4Value podcast with Ken Rethmeier. In this episode, leveraging the guidance from Rethmeier's book, "Leading for Value," we delve into the world of business issues and opportunities and how a shift in perspective can turn problems into potential.

This episode is packed with strategic gems, gained from Dr. Rethmeier's 50 years of leadership experience across various industries. The key focus is the intriguing relationship between an organization's present reality, its vision, and the insightful tension between the two. To that end, since these are videos, you can see what the models and tools actually look like for your benefit to learn how to use them in your own journey!

Rethmeier shares his own career experiences, ranging from serving in the Navy, venturing across multiple corporate industries, to starting his own consulting practice later in life. Applying these insights universally, this episode provides valuable leadership tools, regardless of the viewer's industry.

Take part in an insightful discussion around critical business issues and opportunities. Rethmeier emphasizes that problems aren't necessarily roadblocks, rather, they could be stepping stones toward bigger opportunities. Through a practical model of group facilitated discussions, viewers will be guided to facilitate their own sessions back in their workspaces, fostering a beneficial dialogue that activates critical thinking and innovation to energize their teams and organizations.

This is not all about theories or hypothetical scenarios. Rethmeier shares proven methodologies, with the promise that your teams can grow, become more innovative, and more integrated with your vision - leading to improved performance and competitive advantage.

As an interactive feature, the episode presents a thought-provoking challenge to test your critical thinking skills. Discover how common missteps or oversights could cost you opportunities, and how a simple shift in perspective could uncover hidden paths to success.

Now, having said that, at the close Ken offers the audience a rather unique challenge that helps to highlight the fact that all too often when trying to respond and resolve the challenges we face, we fail to see the obvious potential solution.  Stand by!  You might find this short exercise a very useful tool to use in your own organization/company!!

Finally and most importantly, Ken invites everyone to enjoy their own leadership journey of exploration and learning!  Remember, half of the enjoyment of the journey is seeing old situations in new ways for very successful outcomes!