A Magician’s Tool, a Gambler’s Risk, a Leader’s Metaphor.

Leading with a Full Deck: Leading with a Full Deck uses a deck of ordinary playing cards to support rich metaphors and structural devices for leadership, coaching, startup design, healthcare, and scientific research. Each suit, rank, color , and Joker provide credible scaffolds for ideas, e.g., the leader as the ”dealer” and strategist of the deck, card values as ranks or levels and roles, colors and jokers as uncertainty and adaptability, and the idea that a leadership team plays with a full deck. The metaphor also reinforces the understanding of risk and role of luck in outcomes, and the importance of thinking inside the box.

Keynotes and 1.5-3.0 Hour Interactive Workshops Available with Dr. Stuart Zola