In this episode of the Psych in Business podcast, Dr. Ernest Wayde interviews Jamie Ramsden, CEO of Adastra Leadership and author of Let's Go! How Great Leaders Shape the Future. They discuss Jamie's new leadership model, which focuses on four dimensions:

The individual, the team, the context, and the mission.

Jamie emphasizes the importance of being a role model, building a community, making sense of the context, and shaping the future. He highlights the need for leaders to understand themselves, understand their team members, and create a compelling vision for the future.

The book, Let's Go!, provides concrete steps and actions for leaders to develop their leadership capabilities.

Takeaways include:

Leadership is about being a role model, building a community, making sense of the context, and shaping the future.

Leaders need to understand themselves, understand their team members, and create a compelling vision for the future.

Being a role model involves consistency and integrity, while being a community builder requires effective communication and a focus on others.

Sense-making involves understanding the context and helping others understand it, through cognitive/social/emotional intelligence and learning orientation, while future shaping involves having a vision and a bias for action.

Leaders should create space for self-reflection, seek feedback, and understand the motivations and capabilities of their team members.

Leaders should embrace conflict as an opportunity for growth and understanding, and help their team members see different perspectives.

Leaders should tell stories to make sense of the world and create a sense of purpose for their team.

The book, Let's Go!, provides concrete steps and actions for leaders to develop their leadership capabilities.

You can visit his business website at: www.adastraleadership.com

And order his book, Let's Go! How Great Leaders Shape the Future at:

Amazon UK: https://bit.ly/43zyJtH

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3IX9iZr

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Waterstones: https://bit.ly/3PBg76D

WH Smith: https://bit.ly/3TAtdlR