Do you see yourself as a leader? How often are you led? Are you familiar with the concept of conversational leadership? It involves using conversations to lead and influence and as a process to cultivate collective intelligence to create business or social value. Once understood, it's a superpower. So let's learn about it, discuss it, and use it!
Conversational leadership is a fairly new framework developed by David Whyte & co. It offers 7 elements that strengthen your leadership in highly individualized ways. It's El’s personal favourite guideline for leadership. She loves it because it gives no cookie-cutter solutions and can be applied anywhere, from dealing with work conflicts to communicating with parents.
Leadership is one of those skills that seem “soft” and vague, yet it impacts us almost 24/7, whether we’re aware of it or not. We find ourselves leading and being led in conversations, activities, attitudes… The list goes on.
Let’s take a deep look at the seven elements of conversational leadership, try them out in real time, and have a blast brainstorming where we might apply them in our lives. It's time to level up your leadership and conversation game!