Maintaining a Positive Mindset & Effective Leadership in Chaotic Times w/Dennis Volpe Part 1

2020 has been a wild ride. Between the pandemic and the subsequent economic fallout, it’s easy to view everything through a negative lens. Keeping a positive isn’t just necessary, it’s our responsibility. Even in the most challenging times, business leaders have to keep the ship steady, look ahead, and optimize the effectiveness of our teams. If we feel defeated, our teams will follow suit and the organization will fall apart. It's time to focus on the things we can control. While we can’t change the fact that there’s a pandemic, we can shift on how we respond to it. How can we be the leaders our teams need during this chaotic time? How do we balance realism and optimism? What is the critical piece people often miss in the conversation on emotional intelligence in the workplace? In this episode, I’m joined by Executive Performance and Transition Coach, Dennis Volpe. We discuss the challenges leaders are facing in 2020, and how we can deal with them. Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode The levels of awareness all leaders need to have: The 3 lenses of awareness essential for effective leadership are self-awareness, social awareness, and situational awareness. We need to have a good understanding of ourselves, others, and how to navigate different circumstances. Why emotional intelligence shouldn’t be our sole focus: While it’s important to develop an emotionally intelligent culture in our organization, we have to balance it with what actually drives the business forward. Emotional intelligence without performance and efficiency will only lead to a stagnant organization. Why we shouldn’t be the only leaders on our teams: Our jobs as leaders are made easier when we hire smart people who can lead themselves and solve problems independently. There should be leadership at every level in an organization, and that’s accomplished by hiring people who don’t always look to us for the answer or solution. Guest Bio: Dennis is an Executive Performance and Transition Coach, author, and a Principal at the Leadership Research Institute (LRI) He is an experienced leader and mentor with a proven record of leading and developing others to perform at higher levels and improve their overall effectiveness. He has a passion for learning, developing others to improve as leaders, and positively impacting organizational success. LRI is a global consulting firm specializing in leadership and organizational development. The firm partners with leaders across a wide variety of industries, helping them to guide and transform their organizations for success. As a leadership and organizational development consultant and executive performance and transition coach, Dennis partners with individuals and teams to recognize and optimize personal and organizational potential. For more information, visit https://transitiononpurpose.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/djvolpe/ . Learn More About Your Host: Co-founder and Managing Partner for Northstar Group, Craig is focused on recruiting senior level leadership, sales, and operations executives for some of the most prominent companies in the aviation and aerospace industry. Clients include well-known aircraft OEM’s, aircraft operators, leasing / financial organizations, and Maintenance / Repair / Overhaul (MRO) providers. Since 2009 Craig has personally concluded more than 150 executive searches in a variety of disciplines. As the only executive recruiter who has flown airplanes, sold airplanes, AND run a business, Craig is uniquely positioned to build deep, lasting relationships with both executives and the boards and stakeholders they serve. This allows him to use a detailed, disciplined process that does more than pair the ideal candidate with the perfect opportunity, and hit the business goals of the companies he serves.