TED@PMI: The Rise of Resilient Leadership

<p>Command and control leadership is losing ground to a new style—one that emphasizes creativity, resilience, authenticity and a willingness to reach out for help. Two TED@PMI speakers discuss the must-have skills of the modern leader.<br/><br/>Billy Samuel Mwape, PMP, assistant information and communications technology manager at Development Bank of Zambia in Lusaka, discusses resilience and letting team members make mistakes. He also talks about a very personal project: unifying a team of therapists in response to his son’s diagnosis of cerebral palsy. <br/><br/>Chiwuike Amaechi, PMP, principal subsea intervention engineer at Shell Nigeria Exploration &amp; Production Co. in Lagos, Nigeria, discusses the power of storytelling and shares how he uses the skill to drive home the points he wants to make to his team. <br/><br/><b>Key themes </b></p><p>[01:17] Leaders wielding creativity, empathy and resilience</p><p>[02:46] Traits of resilience: Know the roadmap and be transparent</p><p>[07:01] How uncertainty drives creativity</p><p>[12:19] Using storytelling to unite teams</p><p>[14:20] The role of listening for storytellers</p><p>[16:06] When crafting stories, reflect and be deliberate</p>