A633.9.3.RB_Polyarchy Reflections

The old saying, “Out with the old and in with the new” is slowly starting to take shape and form.  The positive progression to change what was once thought to be the correct way of doing things is a step in the right direction for the future of leadership theory, leaders and individuals and the organizational impact this will have.

Throughout my professional career I have sought out the guidance from others and I have also bounced ideas off of others in order to gain bigger picture perspective. It is important to me to make sure that as an individual and a leader that I am making decisions for the betterment of everyone and not just me.  I have to understand the decisions I am making and the implications my decisions will have on others.  The old way of thinking is not necessarily wrong; it just isn’t working anymore in this new age and era.  I think the best way to make decisions is when you brainstorm with others and see it from different perspectives and viewpoints.  With this all being said I understand that it will be impossible to have all organizations organized this way but for those who can lead and structure their organization this way, the pays offs for the organization in the end will be monumental.

For my future I would love to work in a situation where there are multiple people making leadership decisions and using one another to make those decisions as I have stated before I think it will help to bring a better understanding to the implications those choices are having.  I also think this will change the way strategy is understood.  We have all seen how strategy issues can be blamed on one person but now strategy will be a collaborative effort making the way we see it all so much more different than before.

Strategy and leadership are always changing.  Something new and or better is always coming out which changes the way leaders lead and followers follow.  With each new change things are affected differently but it will always be up to the leader to implement those changes for the betterment of everyone else.  I know that as I get older and more wiser I will be able to understand strategy is more and be able to better apply; this part of my developmental process is constantly in flux.