Looking Back to Look Ahead

I am often asked to predict the future of leadership. That’s a dangerous business. I am reluctant to join the economists, futurists and others who live by the crystal ball…and soon learn to eat ground glass. However, as we enter the new millennium, we can look back through history and discover the timeless leadership principles that have guided successful societies, organizations and individuals through uncertain and rapidly changing times. Inner and outer leadership (leading ourselves vs. leading others) has never been more critical.