Sep/092
Leader of the Future?
For a while now, I have been reading this book: The Leader of the Future by the Drucker Foundation. The foreword, by Peter F. Drucker, was written in 1995, which is a long time ago. Back then a few people, like Peter F. Drucker and Peter M. Senge, understood that the way we practise leadership must change tremendously.
They are right on the requirements of a great leader. But, I disagree with them in one point, they didn’t describe a leader of the future, they just described a great leader. Though, they probably ment that it takes a while to get all leaders to act like this.. anyway, to talk about about the past:
Like I have always said, the world is changing all the time and the biggest problem are people who resist it. Back in ‘the old days’ leaders were trying to stick with the old habits when the world was changing away from that. And, they had loads of problems when something like that happened, they just didn’t understand it back then, or didn’t even want to. Now after years and years of research we are starting to understand it and share the knowledge. Sharing this idea is hard because people are.. umm.. just people: we all have egos, we all have our habits and so on. We don’t just want to let go something that is safe and familiar. In short, it is hard to get leaders to get out of their comfort zone to try out new ideas.
Now, go and do yourself a favor and buy at least these two books: The Leader Of The Future and The Fifth Discipline. While thinking about how to change your leadership style you can listen to AC/DC – Back In Black.
Sep/090
Steve Jobs
Very good and inspiring speeches from Steve Jobs.
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Together: Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Z7eal4uXI&feature=related
Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc