Why Great Leaders Need More Than Good Judgment
Summary
Hosts Adi Ignatius and Alison Beard interview Cornelia Cho and Marshall Goldsmith, authors of *The Panoramic Leader*. They discuss how leaders can navigate hyper-uncertainty by broadening their perspective through stakeholder insights rather than relying solely on personal judgment. The episode offers practical tactics for integrating diverse viewpoints to make better decisions and avoid strategic blind spots.
Topics discussed
Introduction: The challenge of leading in uncertainty
Defining panoramic leadership and the failure of old models
Outdated internal maps and the DBS Bank case study
Tactics for integrating stakeholder perspectives
The danger of leadership autopilot
Practical steps: Perspective audits and daily discipline
Balancing buy-in with genuine insight gathering
Balancing speed of action with comprehensive perspective
Using AI to challenge blind spots and gain perspective
The Steve Jobs example: Artists vs. soldiers
Examples of panoramic leadership: Harvard and P&G
The human side of caring about stakeholders
The role of the board as thought partners
Final advice and conclusion
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