Navigating change: The essence of adaptive leadership

The ability to navigate uncertainty and lead through change has become paramount in today’s ever-evolving landscape. Adaptive leadership, a concept introduced by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky, emphasizes the importance of agile, flexible and proactive leaders in addressing complex challenges. This leadership style is not about having all the answers but empowering teams to adapt, innovate and thrive amidst constant change.

Let’s explore some real-life leadership challenges and scenarios to help us better understand what adaptive leadership looks like in practice.

business, communication, decision making, human capital, leadershipNaphtali HoffFebruary 26, 2024Impactful Coaching & Consultingadaptive leadership, change management, people management, agility, transitional leadership, empowerment, innovation, innovatingComment

Emotional intelligence in leadership: A path to success

In the ever-evolving leadership landscape, emotional intelligence has emerged as a critical trait distinguishing exceptional leaders. Beyond traditional leadership skills, the ability to understand and manage one’s emotions, as well as effectively navigate the feelings of others, plays a pivotal role in creating a positive and productive work environment. This article explores why leaders need to develop their emotional intelligence, focusing on empathy, active listening and understanding emotions in effective leadership.

emotional intelligence, team building, leadershipNaphtali HoffFebruary 20, 2024Impactful Coaching & Consultinge, emotional intelligence, empathy, active listening, listening, soft skills, decision makingComment

The Best Leaders are Teachers

The best leaders are also great teachers.

Like great teachers, who demystify for their students critical areas like how best to learn, organize information, and study, great leaders are regularly teaching their people what they've learned about what does or doesn't work.

Here are some of the benefits that arise when leaders take on the role of educators and empower their teams.

Knowledge Transfer: When leaders take the time to share their knowledge, they help team members avoid pitfalls, make informed decisions, and accelerate their own growth.

education, leadership, teaching, trainingNaphtali HoffOctober 16, 2023Impactful Coaching & Consultingteaching, teachers, leaders, leadership, demystification, training, information sharingComment

How consonant is your leadership?

‘Cognitive dissonance’ is a term coined by psychologist Leon Festinger back in 1957 in his book A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. It refers to the discomfort that a person feels when there is misalignment between their behavior and their values or beliefs. It can also occur when a person holds two contradictory beliefs at the same time. In contrast, cognitive consonance exists when ideas logically flow from one another and are consistent.

For example, a person who considers himself orderly and cleans up after himself even when it’s not easy or convenient is in consonance with his beliefs. But if the same person leaves things around, his behavior is in dissonance with his self-identity.

achievement, education, growth mindset, leadership, personal growth, productivity, cognitive dissonance, psychologyNaphtali HoffJanuary 17, 2023Impactful Coaching & Consultingpersonal development, patience, perseverance, personal investment, career, stress, stress management, cognitive dissonanceComment

How to Make You New Year's Resolutions Stick This Time

It’s that time of year again.

When we look at ourselves in the mirror and start berating ourselves.

“Why can’t you ever keep a resolution even for a single week?”

If you’re one of those, the good news - if you can call it that - is that you’re not alone.

How long do most people’s New Year's resolutions last?

achievement, change, decision making, goal setting, growth mindset, leadership, motivation, personal growthNaphtali HoffJanuary 9, 2023Impactful Coaching & Consultingbehavior change, habits, self identity, change, change management, actionComment

Feeling stressed? Ask yourself this question.

A lot of the stress we experience is generated by the fear of the unknown. What I often do to control my own stress levels is I ask myself, "what's the worst that could happen?"

That's the cliff. ⛰️ I then start walking myself back from the cliff and reframing things.

achievement, education, growth mindset, leadership, personal growth, productivityNaphtali HoffDecember 26, 2022Impactful Coaching & Consultingpersonal development, patience, perseverance, personal investment, career, stress, stress managementComment

Take the long, short road

Saturday night, I took the 'long' route home from post-Sabbath services

It's about 2 minutes longer than if I had used the shortcut

But because of heavy rain that fell just minutes before, the shortcut was muddy and treacherous

So, I decided to take the 'long" way home to save myself the possibility of slipping and soiling myself, which would have made the 'short' way 'long' (I hope you're following me on this)

Which, come to think of it, I've been doing for most of my life

achievement, education, growth mindset, leadership, personal growth, productivityNaphtali HoffDecember 5, 2022Impactful Coaching & Consultingpersonal development, patience, perseverance, personal investment, careerComment

Your behavior won't change until the way you see yourself does

In his book Atomic Habits, author James Clear explains why habits are so difficult to break.

It's because we tend to focus on surface-level actions.

Most people start by focusing on outcome-based goals like...

“I want to lose 20 pounds.”
“I want to write a best-selling book.”

But these are surface level changes.

achievement, change, decision making, goal setting, growth mindset, leadership, motivation, personal growthNaphtali HoffOctober 19, 2022Impactful Coaching & Consultingbehavior change, habits, self identity, change, change management, actionComment

Lead from values

The fifth and final component of this step is to be sure to lead from values. Values are the core components of a person’s deepest beliefs, the concepts that they hold most dear and that drive decision making, or at least should. When a leader takes the time to identify her deepest values, she is likelier to make satisfying choices and remain consistent in her actions and choices. Moreover, if she is effective in articulating her values then others will understand her reasoning and be more inclined to support her process.

leadership, values, productivity, motivation, idea sharingNaphtali HoffSeptember 19, 2022Impactful Coaching & Consultingvalues, leadership, clarity, purpose, direction, achievementComment

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