What kind of leader
will help us to
survive? Because
when…
… THE METEORITE
FALLS…
…in the gulf of
Mexico…
You don’t
survive by
becoming…
…a more 	

efficient 	

dinosaur!
SO, HOW TO
SURVIVE?
READ THE
MANUAL!
ADAPT!
So, what kind of
leader will help us to
adapt?
First:	

What must 	

all leaders 	

be able to do?
1. Influence without
the privilege of rank	

2. Stand alone against
the crowd	

3. Picture the future	

4. Make street smart
decisions.
+FUTURE VISION- FUTURE VISION
+STREET SMART
ACCOMPLISHED	

LEADER
+STREET SMART
OPERATOR
-FUTURE VISION
-STREET SMART
THE LOSER THE DREAMER
+FUTURE VISION
-STREET SMART
Future vision & Street
Smart distinguish you
from	

The Dreamers, 	

The Losers,	

The Operators.
+PRINCIPLED-PRINCIPLED
+PERSUASIVE
ACCOMPLISHED	

LEADER
+PERSUASIVE
OPPORTUNIST
-PRINCIPLED
-COMMUNICATIVE
THE LOST SOUL THE OUTCAST
+PRINCIPLED
-PERSUASIVE
Principled & Persuasive
distinguish you from	

The Outcast, 	

The Lost Soul,	

The Opportunist.
BUT: 	

ADAPTIVE LEADERS
REPRESENT A SPECIAL
CLASS WITHIN THE
LARGER GROUP OF
LEADERS.
THERE ARE…
5 baskets
INTO WHICH WE CAN
GROUP ADAPTIVE
LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
#1 	

REFLECTIVE
Can take a
step back
from the
urgency of the
moment...
IMPORTANT &
URGENT
IMPORTANT
BUT 	

NOT URGENT
UNIMPORTANT 	

BUT URGENT
UNIMPORTANT & 	

NOT URGENT
It’s the “Important, but
not Urgent” that’s
strategically deadly.	

The slow poison that
kills you in the long run.
Understand
that efficiency
can be…
…the enemy
of
adaptation.
#2 	

RESOURCEFUL
#3	

EXPERIMENTS
#4 	

3-D INTELLECT
#5 	

CHANGE MASTER
3 Guidelines for
adaptability.	

(Why not test
experiment,	

and compare the results?)
INTUITIVE	

Meyers Briggs:	

INTJ & ENTJ
www.TopBrainBottomBrain.com
www.cambridge-leadership.com
“I adapt, therefore I am!”

Adaptive leader