Steve Taylor [one of my favourite leader/hero's] talks about Kingdom leadership in a recent blog post. He contrasts those who race ahead and those who "dig in". Here's an excerpt:

At our most recent AGM I told the story of taking my 2 children for a holiday walk to a nearby river. One child (no prizes for guessing which one) decided she was "the leader" and strode off ahead. The other dawdled behind, then hurt her knee trying to cross a fence. She decided she could no longer walk. Effectively, she was simply going to dig in.

This is exactly the situation many change processes find themselves in at some point or another. Should "the leaders" stride off, leaving some behind? Or should we let those who are "dug in" dictate the pace, meaning we are never likely to get back to camp?

Excellent stuff. Read the rest of the post here: link

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