Not all leadership training is fit for purpose. There, I said it.
I met with a great former colleague and friend the other day - one of a string of conversations where brilliant, committed leaders told me the same thing: they are losing, actually haemorrhaging, talent from their organisations.
“The thing is, Cornelia… a lot of the senior leaders don’t realise it’s the day-to-day micro situations that are causing people to leave.”
She might as well have dropped the mic. It made me feel sad and vindicated, all at once. Every conversation I’ve had recently paints the same picture - exhausted leaders, flat teams and fraying cultures.
The traditional ways we’ve trained our leaders aren’t working anymore
Today’s leaders are operating in a perfect storm:
burnout
disengagement
complexity on repeat
(a triple bind)
Teams aren’t working at their best and then great people are leaving.
I see leaders giving everything they’ve got, yet they’re still losing.
And in the words of Robin Williams’s character in the film Good Will Hunting: It’s not your fault!
The gap lies in the old leadership frameworks that can’t hold up in the world we’re operating in now. And this context makes even the truly great leaders question their abilities, which is heartbreaking to see.
So here’s the good news: there is an answer
Positive Leadership gives leaders the psychological resources, behaviours and clarity they need to move themselves and their teams from striving to thriving.
It’s strengths based
It’s evidence driven
It works in real organisations, under real pressure
We’ve seen it transform performance, resilience, culture and profitability across sectors - from finance and engineering to education and care. This is exactly why we’ve written our new whitepaper: Thriving Through Turbulence: The Strategic Necessity for Positive Leadership
If you’re wondering why your organisation feels stuck, why your old ways aren’t working anymore, this paper spells it out and shows you what to do next. Email me for your copy. Cornelia@cornelialucey.com