Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria, and a true martyr to the old values of learning? She was torn to pieces by a mob of incensed Christians not because she was a woman, but because her learning was so profound, her skills at dialectic so extensive that she reduced all who queried her to embarrassed silence. They could not argue with her, so they murdered her.
Many leadership development strategies fall short because they confuse leader development with leadership development. An easy mistake to make in the short term, yet perniciously lethal in the long term. Leader development is about ensuring a pipeline of leaders with the right skills for the roles they perform. Leadership development on the other hand is about the evolution of an organizationβs leadership culture. Investments in leader development result in a skill and knowledge-based culture, while a focus on leadership development results in a future-ready purpose-based culture.
Most people have not become better than they were five years ago because people hardly invest time into improving their knowledge, skills, and talents.
Our world is filled with people who have only a shallow knowledge of certain skills and have remained like that for so many years without self-improvement
If donβt want to be eliminated, you must be innovative. Update your knowledge and you wonβt be outmoded.