Yesterday was National Read A Book Day, which is observed annually on September 6th. Did you miss the opportunity to grab a book and spend the day reading?
If so, take advantage of a summary from one of my favorite authors, John Maxwell, and his 2019 book entitled Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace.
Eric J. McNulty, Director of Research at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, found, “Management systems and processes tend to be linear. They assume that similar inputs will result in similar outputs. In many situations, this holds true. Leadership, however, requires a more nuanced view of the world because it involves people: what motivates them, what their interests are, and how engaged they become. Mechanical systems may be linear but as soon as the human element becomes involved the system becomes both complex and adaptive.”
To go forward, we need to move faster. And as leaders, we need to stay ahead, we need to see more than others, and we need to see before others.
Click here to learn the 11 essential changes every leader must embrace