How—and When—to Adapt Your Leadership Style
Apr 16, 2025•12 min•Ep. 106
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Episode description
In the past, executives were usually taught to practice command-and-control leadership. Today they’re often advised to be nimbler, more adaptive, and less controlling. The truth is that most executives need to be able to move back and forth between those two leadership styles. IMD leadership professor and social psychologist Jennifer Jordan offers tactics for navigating these tensions.
Key episode topics include: leadership styles, leadership qualities, management, managing people, VUCA, personal growth
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