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Wayland Lum

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Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And we know that when they achieve transformational change, when they become stronger leaders, not only in work, but also in different aspects of their life, there is a much more powerful cascading benefit and impact that is much more far-reaching. And that's what we want to help them achieve.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And we know that when they achieve transformational change, when they become stronger leaders, not only in work, but also in different aspects of their life, there is a much more powerful cascading benefit and impact that is much more far-reaching. And that's what we want to help them achieve.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And so when we think about the eight principles, we have that in mind, that it's not simply about business outcomes, but we are confident that when we help leaders to become more modern, to achieve transformation, inevitably, that is going to have great impact on the businesses that they lead and they run.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And so when we think about the eight principles, we have that in mind, that it's not simply about business outcomes, but we are confident that when we help leaders to become more modern, to achieve transformation, inevitably, that is going to have great impact on the businesses that they lead and they run.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

So when we think about the eight principles, first, it really, it does start with getting grounded in core purpose. And there's a lot of talk about purpose. There's a lot of talk about finding your purpose or finding your why. And in essence, it is where everything starts.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

So when we think about the eight principles, first, it really, it does start with getting grounded in core purpose. And there's a lot of talk about purpose. There's a lot of talk about finding your purpose or finding your why. And in essence, it is where everything starts.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

Core purpose is understanding both your deeply held values, how you move in the world, what's important to you, what you'll put a stake in the ground for. It's also about the values and gifts that you bring to the world and that you want to use. We call them your superpowers. And the combination of your values and your gifts are very powerful.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

Core purpose is understanding both your deeply held values, how you move in the world, what's important to you, what you'll put a stake in the ground for. It's also about the values and gifts that you bring to the world and that you want to use. We call them your superpowers. And the combination of your values and your gifts are very powerful.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And when you are able to combine both of those and then channel that into your purpose, you really do become unstoppable. So I've seen that in my own life, being able to have the renewed energy to really drive my business and to have the impact on leaders. But I also see that in the lives of others, both my team members and also our clients.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And when you are able to combine both of those and then channel that into your purpose, you really do become unstoppable. So I've seen that in my own life, being able to have the renewed energy to really drive my business and to have the impact on leaders. But I also see that in the lives of others, both my team members and also our clients.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And the last thing I'll say about getting grounded in core purpose is that we talk a lot about inspiration and leadership, but really to be inspirational, you yourself have to be inspired. And so what is it in the world that inspires you, that gets you up in the morning and how you're able to bring that energy, which by the way, other people can see very quickly whether you have it or not.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And the last thing I'll say about getting grounded in core purpose is that we talk a lot about inspiration and leadership, but really to be inspirational, you yourself have to be inspired. And so what is it in the world that inspires you, that gets you up in the morning and how you're able to bring that energy, which by the way, other people can see very quickly whether you have it or not.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

But as a leader, it is important to have inspiration. And so how are you bringing that? So therefore, those that you lead can also be inspired because, hey, Wayland got a light and energy, a spark that's being driven deep within. And that intrigues me. And as my leader, I know that he's operating from a place of a real inspiration, a real purpose. And I'm inspired by that.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

But as a leader, it is important to have inspiration. And so how are you bringing that? So therefore, those that you lead can also be inspired because, hey, Wayland got a light and energy, a spark that's being driven deep within. And that intrigues me. And as my leader, I know that he's operating from a place of a real inspiration, a real purpose. And I'm inspired by that.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And secondly, it's interesting because I found time and again, and this is very consistent across organizations, is that leaders, certainly they've got big titles, right? We work with leaders that have really big titles, really big roles, but they sometimes see leadership as a responsibility as opposed to a choice, right?

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

And secondly, it's interesting because I found time and again, and this is very consistent across organizations, is that leaders, certainly they've got big titles, right? We work with leaders that have really big titles, really big roles, but they sometimes see leadership as a responsibility as opposed to a choice, right?

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

and what i mean by that is yeah there are responsibilities to leadership but leadership really starts with the choice and so we talk about picking up the torch of leadership and picking up the torch is a conscious choice and there's two things to that when you pick up the torch you can certainly and it's a great metaphor you can light the way for others as a torch bearer but at the same time if you pick up the torch

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

and what i mean by that is yeah there are responsibilities to leadership but leadership really starts with the choice and so we talk about picking up the torch of leadership and picking up the torch is a conscious choice and there's two things to that when you pick up the torch you can certainly and it's a great metaphor you can light the way for others as a torch bearer but at the same time if you pick up the torch

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

There is a bit of playing with fire. You can get burned. So you understand that as a leader. There is going to be a certain level of personal discomfort. There's going to be sacrifice. If you're not sacrificing, then there's an aspect of leadership that is about sacrifice. So I would argue if you're not sacrificing, then there's not full or true display of leadership on your part.

Chief Change Officer
#293 Wayland Lum: From Booth to the Battlefield of the Mind

There is a bit of playing with fire. You can get burned. So you understand that as a leader. There is going to be a certain level of personal discomfort. There's going to be sacrifice. If you're not sacrificing, then there's an aspect of leadership that is about sacrifice. So I would argue if you're not sacrificing, then there's not full or true display of leadership on your part.