The end of the year is always an excellent opportunity to slow down, reflect, and set the course for the New Year. Reflection helps us get clarity and new insights. Often, that's all we need to take the right actions. But, reflection is also important to bring into awareness what's good already — something that often gets lost in our hectic daily lives. So, why don't you set aside some time during the holidays period to reflect? You may want to use the questions below as guidance: How has the ye...
Dec 22, 2022•52 min•Ep. 17
With Acting — Driving Change , we explore the fifth category* of the Inner Development Goals (IDG). Traditional leadership frameworks may include elements such as results-orientation, setting SMART goals, delegation, or follow-up when it comes to acting. Surprisingly, the IDG focus is on four entirely different skills and qualities that form the foundation of driving change: 1) COURAGE (4:03 mins): ability to stand up for values, make decisions, take decisive action and, if need be, challenge an...
Nov 24, 2022•41 min•Ep. 16
We talk about COLLABORATING the 4th category of the Inner Development Goals (IDG) . In previous episodes we have covered Being , Thinking and Relating . According to a study by Howspace, 76% of employees say they really enjoy collaborating, but 2/3 also say the way their company collaborates needs to change, but don’t believe it will change. There's clearly room to nurture better collaboration in organisations. The IDG framework offers 5 skills or qualities to practice: 1) Communication the abil...
Oct 27, 2022•41 min•Ep. 15
How can leaders can create more impact through listening? We interview Raquel Ark , founder of Listening Alchemy and host of the Listening Superpower Podcast . 7:40: Recent statistics show that a key skill that’s needed for leaders is listening . However, listening is normally nothing we learn in school. Research shows that there is a lot of power in listening. Listening is a prestige power It's the type of power where people want to follow you, where people are inspired by you. It's more of an ...
Oct 13, 2022•59 min•Ep. 14
In our series on the Inner Development Goals (IDG), we have already covered Being and Thinking . Today, we discuss the third IDG category: RELATING Many leaders are focused on action to get results. The importance of relationships is often underestimated, as we discussed in Relationships at Work . Sometimes leaders intentionally want to keep a “professional distance” thinking it helps them to “stay in power”. “We are here to get the job done, not for relationships.” But in reality, we need relat...
Sep 22, 2022•44 min•Ep. 13
Cognitive Skills are common elements in any leadership model, and most leaders excel at these qualities. However, traditional leadership models may emphasise aspects such as analytical thinking, rational decision-making, or logic. Of course, such skills are still critical today. However, leaders need to expand their cognitive skill set according to the context we are operating in nowadays. The world is highly interconnected and complex, and the speed of change can be overwhelming. The Inner Deve...
Aug 25, 2022•48 min•Ep. 12
Last time, we explored The Inner Development Goals — THE Leadership Model for the Future . Now, we take a deeper dive into the first category of this Framework: " Being — Relationship to Self " Traditional leadership models tend to focus a on the actions ("doing") a leader has to take to be successful. However, the underlying "being" sets the stage for what actions we take and how we take them. The IDG highlights five specific qualities and skills for leaders: 1) INNER COMPASS Your inner compass...
Jul 21, 2022•36 min•Ep. 11
There are already hundreds of leadership models. And most companies have well-established competency frameworks for leadership. So why should we care about another model? In this episode, we explore The Inner Development Goals (IDG) model and why we think IDG is a powerful tool for leadership development and organisational transformation. WHAT'S IDG? IDG was created in 2021 by three Swedish organisations: Ekskäret Foundation, The New Division, and the 29K Foundation. The purpose is to draw atten...
Jun 23, 2022•30 min•Ep. 10
Today, leadership takes place in a challenging context, e.g., increasing complexity increasing speed of change information overload Thus, decision-making processes become more difficult. Leaders are at risk of either delaying decisions (gathering more information) or over-simplifying and rushing to decisions. In an increasingly complex world, single leaders or small groups of leaders can’t have all the answers. Instead, they need to involve the whole team in sense-making and decision-making proc...
May 26, 2022•36 min•Ep. 9
Trust-based relationships at work are the foundation for healthy performance. We are social beings. However, what is often described as social or psychological is actually biological. Relationships are an essential aspect of evolution: living in groups has been critical for our survival as a species. We developed capabilities to quickly judge if we can trust others, largely without conscious awareness, sometimes described as “gut feeling” (see neuroception and interoception ). Not only our hunte...
Apr 21, 2022•41 min•Ep. 8
The speed of transformation in your organisation depends on how fast you can involve and gain ownership from all employees. And this depends on how fast you are prepared to ‘let go’ of control. We discuss a case where we used a world-class tool called Howspace to engage employees in a large company and the implications for leaders. [01:20] Changes/trends that set the condition for successful transformation. Companies are on longer and more complex transformation journeys , e. g., towards greater...
Mar 24, 2022•30 min•Ep. 7
Your success as a leader depends not only on the quality of your work. Whether you want to get a promotion or influence stakeholders to support your next big investment project, you need to make sure that you and your work are perceived in the desired way. Success is a function of performance and perception. Managing perception does not mean you need to put on a show or try to be someone else. On the contrary: the best leaders can put themselves into other people’s shoes and cater to their needs...
Feb 17, 2022•25 min•Ep. 6
Feedback is vital for growth. Leaders need to understand how others perceive them to create the desired impacts. Leaders need to give feedback effectively to help their teams grow. Leaders who do not provide feedback deny others the opportunity to improve. However, giving feedback effectively can be challenging. Explore here with Gerrit Pelzer and Martin Aldergard how to master the Art of Giving Effective Feedback to help you and your team grow. Key Aspects ‘One thing people are never good at is...
Feb 16, 2022•34 min•Ep. 5
There seems to be no room for emotions at work . We say things like “don’t be so emotional” or “emotions have clouded your judgment.” However, the reality is that basically all our actions are triggered by emotions, whether we are consciously aware of this or not. Emotions provide the energy for action: E-Motions. Here’s what leaders need to know about emotions and how they can release the energy for innovation, creativity, and optimum performance in organizations. Key Aspects Emotions play a cr...
Feb 15, 2022•37 min•Ep. 4
We live in a world that emphasises action. Of course, action is required to get things done and achieve goals. However, reflection is vital to ensure we are doing the right things. Key Aspects Two major observations inspired this episode: 1) Gerrit wondered what the secret of his most successful executive coaching clients was. To his surprise, he found that a critical success factor was reflection. The clients who make the most significant changes in their lives put in extra time for reflection....
Feb 14, 2022•34 min•Ep. 3
Humility is seen as a key leadership trait these days. But what does being humble mean in practice? Why should a leader be humble? And isn't there an inherent contradiction between being humble and being strong and powerful? Key Elements and Time Stamps [01:54] We explore the real-life example of a large seafood company that introduced “being humble” as a core value across three continents. Other values such as collaboration, innovation, or passion were quickly accepted as a necessity to double ...
Feb 13, 2022•31 min•Ep. 2
What is your purpose as a leader? Executives may be quick in giving answers related to achieving the company's goals, increasing shareholder value, and taking care of their employees. But how about your personal purpose? Why are you doing what you are doing? And is there alignment between what you do at work and what makes your life meaningful? In the first episode of Second Crack - The Leadership Podcast, Martin Aldergard and Gerrit Pelzer discuss why exploring one's purpose matters for you as ...
Feb 12, 2022•34 min•Ep. 1
