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Hello. It's my privilege to
offer this talk on
the importance of
leaders having a practical,
practise leadership philosophy.
My name is Roberta Sawatzky
and I've been involved in
leadership with a variety
of organizations for
over three decades,
and I have also been
teaching for 17 years.
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The interview process for
business and teaching
was similar.
A great deal of
behavioral questions
based on past experiences.
Always ending with an
opportunity to ask
questions regarding
the organization
or the specific role.
There was however
one difference.
In each teaching interview,
I was consistently asked
to share my philosophy
of teaching,
which I gladly offered,
but never in an interview for
a leadership position was I
asked for my
leadership philosophy.
I don't think my
experience was unique.
I take leadership
very seriously and
I'm humbled by the
responsibility it brings.
Thus, my belief is that leaders
take on the role of linchpins.
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What does it mean
for a leader to
be the linchpin in teams?
As we know, leaders are often
called on to be the
person or thing
that serves as the
essential element
in a complicated or delicate
system or structure.
In other words, the one that
holds everything together.
Now, this is not to say they're
the most important or
vital member of the team.
However, as my research
examined what it
takes to successfully lead
in a hybrid workforce,
one seed leadership
struggling to
discern what a new
organizational
the structure may look like,
and thus becomes the pin
that holds all the
parts together.
Now, let's just clarify
the term hybrid.
When I use this term,
I'm referring to a
workplace made up of
employees who don't always work
from an office or
central location.
Some employees or team members
may work remote for
a few days a week,
then work face to face in
the physical office
the other days.
Hybrid configurations
vary according to
what works best for a
specific organization.
