Reinventing leadership every 100 years
A fundamental issue in leadership—unlike science, where knowledge accumulates and evolves systematically, leadership lacks structured, universally accepted documentation. As a result, leaders across generations often repeat the same mistakes because they are not consistently learning from history.
Stephen Bungay’s key insights from?The Art of Action:
"Science progresses because it builds on what is already known, whereas leadership and strategy often do not. Every 100 years, we seem to have to learn the same lessons all over again."
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3 周Well said, to overcome or reinventing We can rather Foster a Culture of Reflection and Adaptation: If we encourage leaders to regularly reflect on their decisions and strategies, assessing what worked and what didn’t. A culture of continuous improvement process(CIP)—where leaders are not only being focused on immediate results but on learning from mistakes—can reduce the tendency to repeat the same errors