Listen "V12. 5.4. I Don't Know: The Future of Leadership Starts with These 3 Words - Tod Bolsinger."
Episode Synopsis
Tod Bolsinger is a leadership expert and author, known for his work on adaptive change and resilient leadership. He serves as the Senior Congregational Strategist for the Church Leadership Institute and is an Affiliate Professor of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary. Tod has written several influential books, including "Canoeing the Mountains" and "Tempered Resilience. In this episode we talk to Tod about what the future of Christian leadership, ministry and training in rapidly changing world. Enjoy!
"The future of leadership will begin with you getting comfortable with what psychologists say are the 3 hardest words for a human to say.
I don't know.
Most of us were trained never to say I don't know and so we fake it until we make it. We pretend we know, we act as if we knew all along. We believe that people only trust us if we have a solution or an idea. There's something actually, really, really powerful about someone who has great integrity. Who has demonstrated great credibility and trustworthiness to say the thing we're facing I've never done before. I don't know what to do, but it is ours to do. So will you join me in it. And that's when leadership of the future starts, it actually starts with, I don't know but we're gonna go, anyway. So let's go".
"The future of leadership will begin with you getting comfortable with what psychologists say are the 3 hardest words for a human to say.
I don't know.
Most of us were trained never to say I don't know and so we fake it until we make it. We pretend we know, we act as if we knew all along. We believe that people only trust us if we have a solution or an idea. There's something actually, really, really powerful about someone who has great integrity. Who has demonstrated great credibility and trustworthiness to say the thing we're facing I've never done before. I don't know what to do, but it is ours to do. So will you join me in it. And that's when leadership of the future starts, it actually starts with, I don't know but we're gonna go, anyway. So let's go".
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