310 Unlearning Certainty: Leadership in an Age of Exponential Uncertainty, Mahan Tavakoli interviewed by Tim Windsor on the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast
Description
This episode of Partnering Leadership features Mahan Tavakoli in an interview on the Uncommodified podcast with host Tim Windsor. They explore AI's impact on leadership in an increasingly fast-changing world.
Mahan and Tim have an insightful dialogue around evolving leadership approaches for exponential times driven by technological advances like AI. They discuss the pitfalls of certainty and why leaders can no longer rely on having all the answers today to be successful.
Instead, they examine why perpetual curiosity, learning, and questioning are becoming competitive advantages to drive innovation. From analyzing biases ingrained by education systems to rediscovering childlike wonder, Tim and Mahan offer wisdom for leaders to "unlearn" outdated notions that will hamper future success.
They also explore why confidence must be balanced with humility. Modeling an appetite for life's uncertainties can inspire the same in teams.
Actionable Takeaways:
Hear why the world's accelerating pace demands leaders evolve approaches rooted in the pastLearn how to foster radical curiosity that invites insight over projecting certaintyDiscover leadership behaviors to model that ignite innovative thinking in teamsUnderstand the risks leaders face by sticking to hubris versus humilityGet tactics to encourage curiosity and unlearning within your cultureLearn why leaders adept at questioning will thrive through greater uncertainty Hear how childlike wonder and imagination can fuel breakthrough leadershipGet insights on how to apply insights from Brene Brown and Adam Grant for personal growth
Partnering Leadership Conversations Referenced
Leading Through The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence with Professor Ajay Agrawal
Connect with Tim Windsor
Tim Windsor Website
The Uncommodified Podcast
Tim Windsor on LinkedIn
Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:
Mahan Tavakoli Website
Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn
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