Wisdom For A Better Tomorrow

‘It is the very nature of knowledge that it changes fast and that today’s certainties will be tomorrow’s absurdities.’

‘The most effective way to manage change successfully is to create it.’

‘Any attempts to base today’s actions and commitments on predictions of future events is futile.’

‘To survive and succeed, every organization will have to turn itself into a change agent.’

In turbulent times, managers cannot assume that tomorrow will be an extension of today.’

‘Systemic innovation requires a willingness to look on change as an opportunity.’

‘Predicting the future can only get you into trouble. The task is to manage what is there and to work to create what could and should be.’

‘Balancing change and continuity requires continuous work on information.’

‘We need a new concept of information and a new understanding of learning and teaching.’

‘Innovating organizations speed neither time nor resources on defending yesterday.’

To make the future demands courage.’

Source:

Bruce Rosenstein (2014). Create Your Future The Drucker Way: Developing and Applying a Forward Focused Mindset

Recruitthebest Daily Digest- On Caring

Care leverages the authority to challege others. Without care, challenge is destructive. Yet without challenge, care is powerless.’

True care does not always feel comfortable.’

When we function outside of self, we have the uncommon ability to not only see the whole system but see past, present, and future, and act accordingly.’

Our care for the other grants us the authority to act out of self and therefore act directly, speak clearly and candidly, and challenge mindfully, thus serving the whole.’

Care serves the whole, rather than individual needs or preferences.’

When care is impulsive, our actions are often misattuned, and we end up applying the wrong tool for the job.’

‘Care is the foundation for any transformative and positive change.’

What then is real care?

‘Care is that genuine desire to attend to the needs of others.’

The leader is the one who is not the mightiest or the most domineering but who cares the most…’

Source:

Kelly Wendorf (2020). Flying Lead Change: 56 Million Years of Wisdom for Leading and Living