Destiny and the Job of the Leader

David Bohm's insight taught me that there's something even more profound than scenario planning. It's strategy where you go inside the implicate order to sense what wants to happen and then participate in guiding and nudging it along.

How can businesses apply your view of leadership and strategy?

Everybody in business today understands the need to transform their companies. This is particularly true in big companies. But they also understand that the things we've tried don't go far enough. Techniques like reengineering have been discredited. I believe that the way to transform a company begins with personal transformation. And the way to personal transformation begins with the kind of leadership I'm talking about.

I believe that the top leadership group in a company has to commit itself to a journey of self-discovery. And the leaders have to provide space for the other people in the company to do the same. If you want a creative explosion to take place, if you want the kind of performance that leads to truly exceptional results, you have to be willing to embark on a journey that leads to an alignment between an individual's personal values and aspirations and the company's values and aspirations.