Everyone has potential to grow, but not every person has the potential to lead a large, complex organization in the near and distant future.
It's now clear that businesses might need to be transformed more than once in a leader's tenure, and today's leaders must be prepared for that. They should exhibit three characteristics that the previous generation of leaders did not always need:
- They imagine on a large scale. For example, Alphabet has a whole population of people who are working to solve the world's biggest problems.
- They seek what they need to make it happen. They don't stay within the hierarchy.
- They understand the concept of the ecosystem. They must understand the complex web of participants, from the makers of parts to the delivers of products.
Today's new leader must have the ability to see the total picture, to conjure a mental image of the web of inter-relationships, and to think imaginatively about how to redesign products and/or services.
A new book, "THE HIGH-POTENTIAL LEADER," can help you develop the requisite skills and interests necessary to engage in the strategic thinking necessary to lead today's organizations.