Concept
As we noted in the last chapter, the problem with a problem-oriented approach to leadership is that it is fundamentally reactive, outside-in. When one takes a problem oriented approach to leadership one lets the outside world set one’s agenda and strategy. There is some theoretic basis for this. Organizations who can adapt to changes taking place in the world around them are more likely to survive. Darwin noted that it’s not the strongest organism that survives, it’s the most adaptable.
At the same time, depending on what problems that the world presents to you that the leader responds to, one may be doing exactly the wrong, and short-sighted thing.
The alternative, outlined by Robert Fritz in his book The Path of ...
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