http://www.leadershippundit.com/2010/07/harnessing-diverse-opinions-part-1-the-foundation/ Leadership in the New Economy Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:35:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.leadershippundit.com/2010/07/harnessing-diverse-opinions-part-1-the-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Steve Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:28:12 +0000 http://www.leadershippundit.com/?p=2702#comment-157 I think that you also need to find a way to align interests and compensation to make sure that the diverse opinions are all working toward a desired outcome. Inspired leaders need to listen, synthesize, act decisively and have the self confidence to seek feedback from those closest to the work. There are sometimes many paths and leaders must consider the risks/benefits of each, then be flexible enough to make mid course adjustments. In the case of Obama, he has surrounded himself with academics and lawyers and needs to make a mid term correction by adding members of his team that have experience in fighting wars in distant places. He is unable to build consensus between the parties and has failed to align interests. He would benefit from taking a page out of Lyndon Johnson's bipartisan style as well as LBJ's courage to end an unwinnable war. I think that you also need to find a way to align interests and compensation to make sure that the diverse opinions are all working toward a desired outcome. Inspired leaders need to listen, synthesize, act decisively and have the self confidence to seek feedback from those closest to the work. There are sometimes many paths and leaders must consider the risks/benefits of each, then be flexible enough to make mid course adjustments. In the case of Obama, he has surrounded himself with academics and lawyers and needs to make a mid term correction by adding members of his team that have experience in fighting wars in distant places. He is unable to build consensus between the parties and has failed to align interests. He would benefit from taking a page out of Lyndon Johnson’s bipartisan style as well as LBJ’s courage to end an unwinnable war.

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