In this talk, the speakers unpack leadership from different perspectives – that of an organizational development specialist working with senior IT and business leadership and a technical leader and consultant who helps teams to work through some of the challenges they face every day.

Leaders (in the formal sense), have multiple responsibilities – they have to lead, and they have to manage – a people aspect and an administrative aspect. We will discuss what these responsibilities entail and how they have changed over the past few years, as the whole world changed. We will share thoughts and suggestions on how leaders and teams can navigate through the chaos.

Leaders must set a vision for their teams, provide enabling context, help to maintain a team culture, and keep their stakeholders informed. A lot of this used to happen informally around the coffee machine and over lunch. Now, however, it takes deliberate consideration and effort.

Leaders must connect people with purpose and help their teams to collaborate effectively. This too, looks different now. True leadership in uncertain times is a critical, yet hard-to-find, skill.