Spirit of Leadership

CHAPTER FIFTEEN Attitude #6 Innovation

Don’t resist change; contribute to it. T he spirit of true leadership is always manifested in an innovative attitude. The very nature of leading demands an innovative spirit as leaders take follow ers to an as-yet undiscovered world of vision. Innovation is the creative reserve of true leaders. The ultimate goal of leadership is to successfully achieve and accomplish a predetermined vision to fulfill a primary pur pose. The role of the leader is to provide a sense of purpose, vision, motivation, momentum, and a productive environ ment to accomplish this task. A key quality of leadership in this regard is an innovative and creative mind-set. THE MIND-SET OF INNOVATION One of the principal characteristics of effective leaders is their ability to think outside the box. True leaders learn from their experiences, but they never live in them. They never live their lives by prior experiences or else they would become entrenched in the past. Leaders don’t allow the past to dictate or entrap the future. They possess the capacity to

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