Great perceptions! This age of interdependency offers unlimited collaboration and full utilization of everyone’s skill and talent.

When leaders let go of what they think the outcome should be and include their team members in creating what something could be, the results are more often than not innovative and larger than life. Team performanceis is greatly enhanced.

Leaders who know they need the creative flare of great people around them and then allow those team members to do what they do best the organization has a much better chance of surviving and thriving in all economical environments.

You make an increasingly important point about the clarity of expectations. That clarity is more important today more than ever before, since so many companies are virtualizing operations. When workers are remote, the necessity of precision of expectations increases exponentially.

Thanks for the insightful blog. This generation is an explosion of creativity and innovation…and frustration for all of us who learned to “manage by walking around.”

Just as former generations failed to understand the significance of Bob Dylan and the Beatles, if we fail to get this message, we miss a huge opportunity to connect on a meaningful level with the future leaders of the world.

As you know, I have advocated the idea of “Green Beret Leadership” as an alternative to the old command and control concept. The military has, amazingly, been at the forefront of a new, dynamic type of leadership.

David