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Leadership Intelligence: The 5Qs for Thriving as a Leader

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In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Andrew Kakabadse, Best selling author and Professor of Governance and Leadership at Henley Business School.

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Episode Highlights

  • Andrews research on leadership paralysis

  • Only 18% of companies have a strategy

  • Whats HR's role in all this? How can they help?

  • If we know the issue's why isn't enough being done to fix it

  • 100% of leaders know the solution, only 37% speak up

  • It's during times of discomfort when leaders need to step up

  • What are the 5Q's?

  • 1. IQ (cognitive intelligence): a leader's ability to acquire deductive abilities and draw together contrasting strands of information;

  • 2. EQ (emotional intelligence): a leader's ability to understand and manage both their own emotions and those of others

  • 3. PQ (political intelligence): a leader's ability to navigate a way forward through diverse stakeholder agendas while ensuring continued engagement with critical players

  • 4. RQ (resilience quotient): the capacity of a leader to emotionally sustain high performance under continued pressure and adversity

  • 5. MQ (moral intelligence): a leader's ability to understand their own value system and draw on this to determine the moral boundaries of individuals, teams and the organisation

  • Parting advice for you


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