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Reset for Leaders: Leading with Greater Meaning & Purpose, Insight and Foresight in a Disruptive World

Reset for Leaders: Leading with Greater Meaning & Purpose, Insight and Foresight in a Disruptive World

Rochelle Atkins | 2022

Abstract

Reset for Leaders Course is a designed for senior leaders and entrepreneurs who desire to lead with greater meaning, purpose, awareness, and foresight. To reset according to Oxford’s dictionary means “set again, adjust and anew”. For this leadership course, reset connotes to reevaluate, realign, refocus, and reclaim the perspective and tools to effectively lead transformational change within oneself and then outwardly to others. Drawing upon positive psychology, strategic foresight, strategic leadership, and executive coaching principles to emphasize the importance of the intangibles of leadership (personal development and leadership principles) which enriches the tangibles of leadership and creates a more balanced approach to leadership. Leading into today’s brittle, ambiguous, nonlinear, and incomprehensible (BANI) environment can be challenging to navigate but the ability to reset as leaders can be an asset to society and organizations. Reset For Leaders is comprised of two main components: Leader Personal Development and Leadership Development.

According to more than 1,000 leaders, 86% reported feeling depleted at the end of their workday, a 27% increase over the past year (Development Dimensions International, 2021). CEOs and executives need development and support to be more effective in their roles according to a report by the Global Leadership Forecast CEO Leadership Report (2021). “Global Leadership Forecast 2021 is the most comprehensive and expansive leadership research project of its kind” (DDI, 2021, p.1). The Global Leadership Forecast 2021 report gathered responses from 2,102 human resource professionals and 15,787 leaders throughout the world and spans more than 50 countries and 24 major industry sectors, highlights best talent practices, and emphasizes key trends to influence the future of leadership (DDI,2021). This report is the foundation of the leadership research along with other scholarly article to create a leadership management system entitled Reset for Leaders: Leading with greater meaning, insight, and foresight in an Age of Disruption. The scope of the learning management system will include: an orientation and introductory class and seven additional modules: Leadership Is More Than an Image; Personal Development; Reset for Leaders; Reset for Results; The Role of Wellness for Leaders; Cancel the Imposter Syndrome and Strategic Positive Principles.

Keywords: Leadership, Disruption, Leadership Burnout, BANI, Healthy Leaders, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development