A Leadership Vision for the Future

Content

"Change management efforts often fail because they focus on the issues as they bubble up to the surface. The result is Band-Aid solutions that fail to address the underlying culture and guiding narratives of an organization. To achieve long-lasting change, we must explore what is beneath the obvious to understand why this issue exists in the first place," writes Yvette Montero Salvatico in "The Futurist Leader."

"Change management efforts often fail because they focus on the issues as they bubble up to the surface. The result is Band-Aid solutions that fail to address the underlying culture and guiding narratives of an organization. To achieve long-lasting change, we must explore what is beneath the obvious to understand why this issue exists in the first place," writes Yvette Montero Salvatico in "The Futurist Leader."

Content

That issue of TD at Work kicks off "A Toolkit for Leaders," an Association for Talent Development collection meant to help leaders and managers meet the challenges they face today.

That issue of TD at Work kicks off "A Toolkit for Leaders," an Association for Talent Development collection meant to help leaders and managers meet the challenges they face today.

Content

In the issue, Salvatico outlines what makes a good futurist—a mindset she argues all of us need for "continually challenging biases and scanning the environment for hidden opportunities." These future-thinking qualities include the knack to:

In the issue, Salvatico outlines what makes a good futurist—a mindset she argues all of us need for "continually challenging biases and scanning the environment for hidden opportunities." These future-thinking qualities include the knack to:

• Content

  Crave curiosity. It's more important to ask "why" than "what," Salvatico explains. The "why" is what will help you get to the root cause of an issue or challenge.

  Crave curiosity. It's more important to ask "why" than "what," Salvatico explains. The "why" is what will help you get to the root cause of an issue or challenge.

• Content

  Act courageously. Change is the way we work in 2017. While it's against the grain of humans to embrace change, discomfort is where growth occurs.

  Act courageously. Change is the way we work in 2017. While it's against the grain of humans to embrace change, discomfort is where growth occurs.

• Content

  Welcome diversity. Looking at a challenge among a group of diverse peers will help us break out of our usual information filters and biases.

  Welcome diversity. Looking at a challenge among a group of diverse peers will help us break out of our usual information filters and biases.

• Content

  Connect the dots. "To understand what's next," states Salvatico, "we must analyze the intersection of trends and make sense of the patterns they form."

  Connect the dots. "To understand what's next," states Salvatico, "we must analyze the intersection of trends and make sense of the patterns they form."

Content

Other issues of TD at Work and Infoline (the former name of TD at Work) in "The Toolkit for Leaders" include tips for building trust in organizations, developing one's own emotional intelligence, and identifying one's core leadership strengths. And each issue of TD at Work comes complete with one or more job aids—templates, step-by-step processes, or checklists—that help you identify gaps, see the way forward, and put into practice the issue's instruction.

Other issues of TD at Work and Infoline (the former name of TD at Work) in "The Toolkit for Leaders" include tips for building trust in organizations, developing one's own emotional intelligence, and identifying one's core leadership strengths. And each issue of TD at Work comes complete with one or more job aids—templates, step-by-step processes, or checklists—that help you identify gaps, see the way forward, and put into practice the issue's instruction.

Content

For example, the job aid "A 360-Degree Assessment of Leadership Competencies" lists the following practices with a blank to indicate whether someone "does not meet," "meets," or "exceeds" expectations:

For example, the job aid "A 360-Degree Assessment of Leadership Competencies" lists the following practices with a blank to indicate whether someone "does not meet," "meets," or "exceeds" expectations:

• Content

  chooses to find time to process, review, and think to improve resiliency

  chooses to find time to process, review, and think to improve resiliency

• Content

  grows self-awareness of emotions to improve decision making

  grows self-awareness of emotions to improve decision making

• Content

  is clear as to the intentions of her communications

  is clear as to the intentions of her communications

• Content

  manages with appreciation/respect for diversity of individual values and needs

  manages with appreciation/respect for diversity of individual values and needs

• Content

  demonstrates ability to ethically build support for a perspective she feels strongly about

  demonstrates ability to ethically build support for a perspective she feels strongly about

• Content

  maintains an effective, interactive, and productive team culture.

  maintains an effective, interactive, and productive team culture.

Content

The collection consists of seven individual issues, each approximately 16 pages in length. They provide a quick but deep dive into the topic, whether it is "Leading When There's Too Much Change," "Developing High-Performance Leadership Teams," "Developing a Leadership Strategy," or "Managing as a Ground Floor Leader."

The collection consists of seven individual issues, each approximately 16 pages in length. They provide a quick but deep dive into the topic, whether it is "Leading When There's Too Much Change," "Developing High-Performance Leadership Teams," "Developing a Leadership Strategy," or "Managing as a Ground Floor Leader."

Content

The collection is intended for seasoned and new leaders, and those in between. Indeed, as Salvatico points out, the ability to act as a futurist encapsulates skills that are now required of us all.

The collection is intended for seasoned and new leaders, and those in between. Indeed, as Salvatico points out, the ability to act as a futurist encapsulates skills that are now required of us all.