Hybrid & Multicultural Leadership with Dr Flo Falayi from Slalom

Bio: Dr. Flo Falayi is a dynamic leadership/management consultant and executive coach with varied and significant experience across Fortune 100 companies across diverse industries. He is a well-respected, thought leader who blends a diverse strategic approach to leadership development and organizational effectiveness challenges. A YALE Scholar, Fellow of The Institute of Information Management and the Founder of The Hybrid Leadership Institute (non-profit) focused on identifying, raising and developing the next generation of global leaders and entrepreneurs. As a leadership coach, Flo speaks at conferences and advises leaders, private, public and non-profit organizations on culture, leadership excellence, business success, youth empowerment, change, national development, and capacity development. Currently, Dr. Flo is a leadership and organizational effectiveness consultant at Slalom Consulting, based out of Atlanta. Notes: Dr. Flo shares his background and how he got to where he is todayDr. Flo was born in the US, raised in Nigeria, lived in London and educated in the USMoving from the tech guy to the link or connector to the business“The most valuable asset organizations have is their people”The key drivers behind all technological enhancements is peopleThe importance of empowering and enabling the right peopleHybrid leadership and why it is importantChallenging the traditional point of view on By the year 2030, the US will experience a “minority-majority shift” in demographicsWhy we need to shift our perspective on leadership How to set your organization up for success in the futureExpats are the first generation of “hybrid leaders” The organization of the future has to be deliberate about empowering diversity & inclusionChallenging organizations to change how they are filling the pipeline and look at the journey as an experience and create a story from different perspectivesThe “angry white man” phenomenonThe keys to effective culture shift and alignmentEvery transformation is about people and people don’t naturally gravitate toward changeIf you want to make big changes, you have to be willing to hold people’s handsPeople need to understand the purpose and cost (the why)“Humans gravitate toward stories”Trend: The generational shift and the multigenerational workforceEquipping people for the future of workAdvice: The three D’s: Discovery, Development,Links: Book: Multipliers by Liz WisemanBook: Let them See you by Porter BraswellDr. Flo on LinkedInDr. Flo on TwitterDr. Flo on InstagramDr. Flo on FacebookDr. Flo’s websiteFor questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at [email protected] Mentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/