We tend to be sloppy about the word “strategic.” If we were sitting in a group and I asked you to define it, I suspect people would struggle with the task. They’d probably default to someone who can write a strategic plan. Yawn.
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I am confident you’ll be able to relate to the folks I’m highlighting for their embodiment of adaptability because, as for many of you, they’ve had to navigate a fundamental change (or several!) in their work over the past few years. It’s asked a lot of them, but they have found their way through with grace and humour.
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No one needs to be convinced that adaptability is necessary.
But maybe we do need reminding that adaptability is:
- a skill (not a trait),
- comprised of other “sub-skills,”
- and therefore, there are almost unlimited ways to improve it.
Likeability Exemplified
If I were featured as someone who is likeable, I might have mixed feelings about the honour. As I wrote about last week, likeability is a double-edged sword for me. Too fluffy? Superficial?
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As we kick off 2023, we’re re-engaging with the acronym of ELASTIC. I wrote on Energy in December and introduced you to people who exemplify it, and now it’s time to turn our attention to Likeability.
I had reservations about including likeability — it seems subjective, and lacking in gravitas. But as I researched influential leaders, it kept cropping up. So it made the cut.
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