The Leader of Tomorrow

In this episode with Rashmir Balasubramaniam of https://rashmir.net/ we bring the series home with the question that has been sitting underneath every conversation: what does the leader who can actually do all of this look like? Rashmir names five roles the leader of tomorrow needs to be able to play. We end with a reframe of leadership built not on authority, not on vision, not even on competence — but on humility and the radical act of giving others permission to lead.

The key highlights are:

• The five roles for tomorrow’s leader and why each one requires a fundamentally different orientation than the leadership models most of us inherited
• Why no single person can sustain all five roles, and what becomes possible when we stop expecting them to
• Why permission is the missing ingredient for most changemakers

Links and notes for show:

• Rashmir’s Authentic Leadership Program for women
• Lao Tzu / Tao Te Ching 

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