Moving from the Engine Room to the Strategy Room
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Moving from the Engine Room to the Strategy Room
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About this listen
In this episode of How to Lead, leadership coach Kate Waterfall Hill discusses the vital shift for leaders from focusing on details (the 'engine room') to adopting a more strategic perspective (the 'strategy room'). She highlights the common reasons leaders get stuck in the engine room, and offers practical advice to make this transition, including redesigning ownership, protecting thinking time, and changing daily behaviours.
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Introduction to Strategic Leadership
01:01 Linda's Leadership Example
01:50 The Shift from Engine Room to Strategy Room
03:21 Recognizing Engine Room Leadership
04:16 Reasons Leaders Get Stuck in the Engine Room
05:35 Signals It's Time to Move to the Strategy Room
06:22 Concrete Changes for Strategic Leadership
09:12 Practical Steps to Shift to Strategic Leadership
10:16 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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