Without a doubt the biggest challenge facing leaders, non-profit/profit/church leaders, is the increasing speed of systemic change in our society and our need to adapt to keep pace.
Things are changing and we have to come up with solutions build or rebuild funding, alternate staffing solutions, new markets, etc. and we have to do it NOW! Unfortunately few of us think well under such pressure packed circumstances. We freeze.
What I’m learning now is helping me to cope and adapt as a leader in this new environment and I think it will help you too.
First, I’m recommending that you take a look at The Future of Management by Gary Hamel. Hamel is the premiere business guru and it shows in this book. It’ll challenge you to rethink how you are processing the changing environment and thinking about the future. GREAT, GREAT book. Here’s some links about it:
Also, here’s a great TED video from Daniel Pink on how to pressure sometimes hinders outside the box thinking. 18 minutes and well worth watching. A plus stuff.
One last note. Kevin Roberts, long time creative leader at Saachi and Saachi, is one of the leaders I most admire for their outside the box thinking. I really loved this post on his blog about Grit, Guts and Genius. Check it out and watch anything he does.
