Mashup | Who is Your Favourite Leader? and Why? Leadership is Changing - what does it mean to you? (ft. Ira S Wolfe and Dr. Mrinalini Garv)

Leadership goes beyond shifting the business model - it prioritizes people and upholds compassion and empathy. Also, leaders must stop looking for validation from others in order to be respected. In this mashup, we feature guests Ira S Wolfe and Dr. Mrinalini Garv as they discuss the essence of leadership and what it means to keep up with the fast-changing world. Tune in as Denis asks the questions about who their favorite leaders are and how leadership is changing today.In this episode:Fighting against the bureaucratic and hierarchical structure of organizations takes a lot of work. It entails considering diversity, inclusion, and equity, among many others.Ira discusses how COVID-19 exposed a lot of issues within businesses and how leadership is about helping people adapt to changes.Be prepared to accept change - it is constant and accelerating. The law of acceleration states that the pace of change doubles.Dr. Mrinalini Garv shares how his favorite leader taught her by example.It is not important for people to like you. What’s important is that you are respected.Key Takeaways:Normal is a state of mind where you don’t want any changesLeaders must teach humanity how to respond better to accelerating changeLeadership goes beyond changing the business - it is about compassion and empathySimple gestures may mean a lot - they can make you thinkBeing respected is more important than being likedTweetable Quotes:"The great leaders today are going to be the people who help humanity get through this [accelerated change] and not through handouts, but teaching them how to respond better to an accelerating rate of change.”  - Ira S Wolfe“It is not important to get people to like you. It is important, though, to get them to respect you. And as soon as they start respecting you, they are going to put you in a completely different league, and you will stop all the people-pleasing business.” - Dr. Mrinalini GarvReach out to Denis:Email: [email protected]: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/