OWP 2022: Leading For the Future

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PLAYING YOUR PART Using the craft of stage acting is a proven way to demonstrate presence and influence others. How do others respond? ADAPT YOUR MESSAGE Develop strategic influencing skills using soft and hard power with a range of diverse stakeholders. WALK THE WALK, TALK THE TALK Demonstrate ambidexterity when communicating with individuals and groups. Learn how to zoom in and zoom out – as well as go forwards and backwards – when crafting your messaging.

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You can also learn to channel your emotional energy in constructive rather than destructive ways. In this way, you can encourage others to come along with you and buy in to your breakthrough ideas. The result is a highly collaborative culture that can only increase performance.

ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE While many of these attributes are innate, others are capabilities that can be developed on your career path towards the C-suite. By leveraging the craft of stage acting, for instance, combined with the science of emotional and social intelligence, you can develop techniques to effectively communicate your strategies to individuals and groups.

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