by Keith Coats | Sep 29, 2015 | Change, Leadership
Max Dupree has said that, “The first responsibility of leadership is to define reality”. In doing that there are some things to which leaders need pay attention if they are to be successful in defining reality. 1. Not everybody wants the reality defined. Sometimes it...
by Keith Coats | Sep 27, 2015 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Recently I had the privilege to meet with Futurist Jim Dator of the University of Hawaii. Jim is renown in futurists’ circles and has left an indelible impression on the disciple of Futures. He has also appeared (as himself) on the TV show South Park, something not...
by Keith Coats | Sep 16, 2015 | Archive, Leadership
Recently I was asked to provide answers to some interesting questions for a legacy project of some sort. Here are three of the questions and the answers I gave. They are good questions. How would you answer them? Q1: What do you think is often the difference between...
by Keith Coats | Sep 9, 2015 | Archive, Change, Leadership, Organisational Development
In a complex and increasingly changing and disruptive world staying ahead of the curve is not easy. This ‘staying ahead of the curve’ is what we in TomorrowToday call being ‘futurefit’. There is not much you can do about the disruptive forces reshaping your envisaged...
by Keith Coats | Sep 1, 2015 | Archive, Leadership
Leadership is a collective… it happens at every level, with everyone in every action and every activity. As a Leader, you are accountable to exercise leadership properly. Leadership has to be relevant. Leadership has to be willing to change with the shifting landscape...