Intentional Leadership

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 Keywords - Resilience – Leadership – Intentionality – Implicit Bias

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Dr Kristen Albert. a leadership coach and podcaster with 30 years of experience in education, discusses her definition of leadership, the importance of intentionality and the aspects positively correlated to leadership effectiveness.

Kristen believes that everyone at every level is capable and responsible for leading within their sphere of influence and talks about the need to change the traditional paradigms surrounding what it means to be a leader. She also discusses how intuition can be misleading but that listening to one's body can provide valuable insight into decision making and her advocacy for diversity and equality in leadership positions.

Main topics

  • the leadership circle profile

  • hierarchy and leadership

  • the need for intentionality in leadership

  • the importance of personal work in recognising implicit bias and benefiting from systems that have been created over time.

  • the need for leaders to remove fear from the workplace and create psychological safety.

Timestamps

1: Introductions 00:02--00:40
2. Defining Leadership 02:05-03:45
3: Details of Leadership 04:18-06:57
4: Harnessing Potential of Difference 14:30-16:25
5: Personal Leadership 22:10-23:08
6: Ways to Work with Kristen Albert 23:26-25:46
7: Conclusion 25:48-26:20

Action items

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