The roles and responsibilities of business leaders have dramatically changed in the past few months. Before COVID-19, leaders focused on fostering innovation, driving revenue, and gaining market share. Today, leaders must make rapid decisions about controlling costs and maintaining stability. They may encounter unforeseen roadblocks — supply chain issues, team shortages, and operational challenges — that drastically alter the scope of their roles and priorities. All the while, they and their teams are navigating health and safety concerns, working remotely, and supporting their families through the pandemic. In today’s episode of Q&A on Breakthrough Leadership, Louis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson discuss “Leadership in a Time of Crisis” and break it down into three topics: Make Decisions Quickly and Avoid Perfection; Adapt with Confidence; and Training Team Members for Crisis Leadership

Agile Leadership is essential if an organization is to effect real business change. An agile leader is a person who fosters agile ways of thinking and working, creates an environment where teams can do their best work and champion agile throughout their organization.

The Agile Leader can look at situations from different perspectives and react to them flexibly. The growth and cooperation of teams are of central importance. Agile Leadership is characterized by a flexibility that is applied continuously. The leader adjusts and reacts to their environment. The type of leadership varies per situation. In this episode, Lou Quinto and Craig P. Anderson discuss how traditional leaders can transform into agile leaders, by paying attention to the following aspects: Qualitative and Critical Thinking, Collaboration Around Common Goals, and Taking Action.