Ep 6 - Leading With Life Purpose Throughout Change

Resilience in Leadership

Boris Joaquin is one of the country's top-ranked public speakers and trainers for leadership programs and other soft skills. He is a seasoned management and marketing professional, being involved in various industries both from multinationals to locally owned enterprises for more than two decades now.

Presently, he is the President and CEO of Breakthrough Leadership Management Consultancy, Inc. (the company behind Salt & Light Ventures). He is also the Master Trainer and Country Representative of the Lead Like Jesus Training Program (a program designed by Ken Blanchard) and the founder of Project Purpose Philippines.

Boris also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Family First Philippines, and The Bible League Philippines. Because of his practice of leadership gifts through these humanitarian involvements, the University of Santo Tomas bestowed upon him the distinguished Manuel L. Quezon Leadership Award for two consecutive years.

He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the People Manager Magazine, the official publication of the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP), and contributes regularly to the career/lifestyle section of Rappler.com. He is the author of the best-selling book, Practical Wisdom to be Happy at Work and used to write a regular column for PhilStar.com and Inquirer Libre.

Nobody really knows any best practices towards what we’ve experienced during the global health crisis. But as a change management consultant, Boris always talked about the dynamics of change and living in a VUCA world. He said he needed to put all these principles into practice in the last two years.

One of the things that he learned was ADAPTABILITY— the ability to adapt. He mentioned that in 2018 even before the pandemic hit, he read a report that said, “Technology is on an uphill trend”. It’s so fast that humans can't catch up. Without a doubt, we needed to upskill in so many ways.
He added that AQ is the new EQ. Everyone needs an Adaptability Quotient to succeed. He also said that anybody can adapt, anybody can pivot and anybody can recalibrate. It is really how you react and acknowledge the reaction and pull back that matters. It is acknowledging and managing the current situation, not devalidating it. It’s having an open mind and being innovative.
Agility comes to play. You ask yourself these questions now: How do you not procrastinate? How do you pivot as fast as possible?

Change can disrupt us. It could make us feel awkward, anxious, afraid, and angry. But if you can accept that and navigate, you’ll be able to survive and thrive.

He shared how he navigated Breakthrough Leadership in what we call “the new normal”. Breakthrough Leadership is a learning service provider. They earn millions from one of their biggest products — event conferencing.
Boris ended on this note: “You can’t really lead unless you learn.” Leaders are learners. The gap between learning and doing is significantly greater than the gap between ignorance and knowledge. The more leaders address this gap, the more transformation they will see in the lives of others.

Episode Highlights

01:27-03:13 - Introduction of Guest

04:12-06:13 - Boris' Definition of Resilience

06:28-08:50 - How important is Adversity Quotient to leaders

09:43-14:26 - How he is navigating Breakthrough Leadership in the new normal

15:05-18:05 - Boris' Resilience Tool Kit

20:12-24:20 - How alignment helped Boris in taking on several roles

26:23-29:31 - What do leaders need to have for them and their people to succeed

31:55-33:30 - Final Tip for Leaders
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