Decide what role you want to play in making the world better, with Zoë Routh
Episode 11 of Better World Leaders
In this episode we discuss why as a leader who wants to make the world better, you have some choices to make. Primarily, you must decide how you want to show up in the world. Especially how you show up as a leader.
In Zoë’s perfect summation of the kind of leaders we need right now, there are 5 kinds of leadership archetypes that can be adopted to suit varying contexts that will both serve leaders to their benefit and allow more of the positive collective leadership we need now more than ever.
Zoë Routh is a leadership expert specialising in the people stuff. She shows leaders and teams struggling with office politics and silos how to work better together.
Zoë is obsessed with helping big thinkers with big hearts make a big difference. Her work is about bringing leaders together and giving them the maps they need to navigate the wilderness of leadership.
She has worked with individuals and teams internationally and in Australia since 1987. From the wild rivers of northern Ontario to the remote regions of Australia, Zoë has spent the last thirty years showing teams how to navigate the wilderness of people stuff.
Zoë is the author of 4 books:
Composure – How centered leaders make the biggest impact,
Moments – Leadership when it matters most,
Loyalty – Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates.
Her fourth book, People Stuff – an advanced leadership handbook, is out now – see link below.
Her past leadership roles include Chair of the Outdoor Council of Australia, President of the Chamber of Women in Business, and Program Manager at the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation.
Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast, dedicated to exploring perspective in people stuff so we can live and lead better.
Zoë is an outdoor adventurist and enjoys telemark skiing, has run 6 marathons, is a one-time belly-dancer, has survived cancer, and loves hiking in the high country. She is married to a gorgeous Aussie and is mother to a few garden-wrecking chooks.
Key messages from this episode;
Expand perspective.
How big is your circle of concern? Make it bigger.
Develop capacities of an Elder: hone humility, curiosity and care.
Choose an archetype that brings your vision to life: guardian, diplomat, warrior, or pioneer.T
o find out more about these archetypes and how to use this framework in your leadership, check out Zoë’s latest book here – https://www.zoerouth.com/peoplestuff-book
Get in touch with Zoë via any of these points of contact;
https://www.zoerouth.com
https://www.facebook.com/zoe.routh
https://au.linkedin.com/in/zoerouth
https://www.instagram.com/zoerouth/
Additional resources mentioned in our conversation.
Books;- The Reinventionist Mindset’ by Joe Jackson
– The Power Paradox by Dacher Keltner
My conversation with Zoë on her podcast, which you can listen to here https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/timcollings
As always, great thanks and appreciation to the team who contributed to bringing Better World Leaders to you;
To Brendan Ward for production of all audio recordings and composition and performance of original music throughout each episode.
To Cooper and the team at RadioHub studios for technical support and creative guidance during the episodes that are recorded face-to-face. You can find out about Radio Hub’s services here – https://www.radiohub.com.au/
To NokNok Studios for website design, hosting and advice. Find out about NokNok’s awesome services here – https://www.facebook.com/NOKNOKstudios/
To Cirasa Design for logo and site graphics – Find our about Cirasa’s inspiring work here
More from Better World Leaders coming next week…see you soon.
In the meantime, thank you for your time and attention.
Be well, lead well, and lead towards a better world.
Tim
