Happy new year and welcome to the first episode of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast for 2024!  

In this solosode I explore seven critical areas for leadership reform: democracy, healthcare, food production, education, wealth distribution, climate change, and urbanisation. Additionally, I identify three key trends that leaders need to navigate this year: redefining the employee work contract, incorporating AI in leadership, and shifting from command-based to collaborative power dynamics. These topics offer a roadmap for leaders to effectively traverse challenges and build leadership capabilities that are fit for the future. Are you ready? Let’s go…

Shownotes

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Key Moments 

00:02:28

Planet Human: Advancements in science: lab-grown human organs and protein production from air. Check out the Future Normal end of year reflection and prediction article. 

00:04:41

Planet Zoë: Updates on Zoë's book projects and forthcoming event, The Leadership Conclave, a small, intimate session with deep individual reflection and some group strategising. Find out more

00:08:51

Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Democracy.

00:10:56

Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Healthcare.

00:12:00

Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Food production.

00:13:12

Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Education.

00:14:19

Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Wealth, property, economies, and taxation.

00:15:33

Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Climate change politics.

00:16:40

Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Ongoing urbanisation.

00:17:51

Central leadership question and three trends to manage.

00:18:51

Revisiting the work contract value proposition with employees.

00:20:06

Experiment: Purposeful gathering.

00:21:12

Trend: AI-assisted everything and corresponding experiment.

00:22:35

Power and Collaboration: Discussing the dangers of wielding power alone and the need for collaborative leadership.

00:23:50

Collective Decision Making: Exploring the importance of collective decision-making processes and recommending resources for implementing them.

00:26:18

Leadership Constants: Highlighting the unchanging needs of leaders, including self-care, safety, belonging, status, autonomy, and fairness.

00:29:40

Complexity and Perspective: Emphasising the necessity for leaders to navigate complexity by developing perspective, understanding diversity, and honing futurist skills.

00:31:57

Reading and Emotional Intelligence: Promoting the use of fiction to develop empathy and emotional intelligence in leaders, with a book example.

00:33:02

Book Discussion: Analysing the science fiction book "Children of Memory" and its implications on human experiences and connections.