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There are innovations that spring from a flash of genius. Most innovations, however, especially the successful ones, results from a conscious, purposeful search for innovation opportunities.
Leaders do not need answers.
Leaders do not need answers.
Leaders find themselves feeling like “crisis managers” much too often because, according to Daniel Burrus, they devote little time, on a regular basis, to becoming an “anticipatory leader” for an “anticipatory organization” that solves problems before they become a crisis. To do this, he suggests that leaders and groups look into the visible future and ask:
Leaders do not need answers.
When leaders consistently dedicate themselves to the purposes of the group rather than to the enhancement of their own power, they demonstrate authenticity. Authenticity establishes credibility and sustains supporters’ faith in leaders.
Leaders do not need answers.
This article is reprinted by permission from Leading Ideas, a free e-newsletter from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary available at churchleadership.com.