So you are an adaptable leader? Nice! But what does it mean? Below you will find other adaptable leaders, what they say about adaptability and ways that you can amplify your superpower. You will also find some common pitfalls adaptable leaders fall into.
Other Titles
[callout]ability to pivot, business development, change leadership, compassion, constant learning, empathy, engagement, entrepreneurial, evaluative, flexibility, get best out of others, interpersonal, likeable, listening, multitasking, open minded, patience, perspective, reasonable, relationship building, respect for others, risk management, seeks out advice, strategic change, take feedback, technology, transformation, urgency[/callout]
Adaptable Business Leaders include:
- Marc Benioff – Founder, Chairman & CEO of Salesforce
- Lisa Falzone – Co-Founder & CEO of Revel Systems
- Charlie Munger – Vice-Chairman of Berkshire-Hathaway
- Richard Branson – Founder Virgin Group
- Jeff Bezos – Founder, Chairman, CEO Amazon.com
- Jeff Weiner – CEO LinkedIn
- Bruce Lee – Actor, Martial Artist
Fictional Characters with Adaptable Leadership Abilities
- Batman (Bruce Wayne)
- Spiderman (Peter Parker)
- Indiana Jones
Keys to Develop your Superpower
Develop your ability to pivot
Look for opportunities of engagement
Use your love of constant learning to stay ahead of colleagues
Be like-able
Risk management: Look for opportunities to reduce risk
Relationship building: engage followers with your natural ability to relate
Patience: See positive outcomes through balanced reaction
Potential Pitfalls for Adaptable Leaders
Be careful to avoid change for change sake
Rearrange the furniture: surface level changes that have no real impact
So flexible your team sees you as weak or lacking commitment
Always adapting so others don’t know the “real” you
Multitasking- taking on too much and getting nothing done
Books to Amplify Your Superpower
- Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham
- Leading Change by John P. Kotter
- The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
- Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath
Quotes
[shareable cite=”Marc Benioff”]You must always be able to predict what’s next and then have the flexibility to evolve[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Lisa Falzone”]If you recover slow, you’re dead. Recover quickly, and you will be successful[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Charlie Munger”]I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Richard Branson”]Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Richard Branson”]You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Richard Branson”]My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Jeff Bezos”]What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you – what used to be a tail wind is now a head wind – you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn’t a strategy[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Jeff Bezos”]What’s dangerous is not to evolve[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Jeff Weiner”]You have to maintain a culture of transformation and stay true to your values[/shareable]
[shareable cite=”Bruce Lee”]All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns[/shareable]