Aga Szóstek

„How to become a perfect leader?”

There is an ideal leadership model, only if we could reach it… Or is there? We are fooled to believe that only if you try hard enough the leadership perfection is within the reach (much like the highest score on an exam). We read books, follow courses, and apply models only to find out that what worked in one context doesn’t quite succeed in another. Why is that? Is it because we are bad leaders? Or is it because leadership is not something you can create an easy recipe for? I will attempt to unpack some of these topics in my presentation, more likely generating more questions than answers for you. But perhaps it is time to look for better questions than hope for answers that may or may not apply to your situation?

Aga Szóstek, Ph.D. is a strategic designer and an author of “The Umami Strategy: stand out by mixing business with experience design”. For the past two decades she worked at the forefront of combining design, technology and business. She is also mentoring leaders and executives in their strategic approach to change. Next to consulting, Aga designs tools aiming to support delivering unique experiences as well as undergoing personal and professional transformations and co-hosts a podcast about leadership: Catching The Next Wave. She is also a founding partner of the World Experience Organization.