Stop Guiding, Lead By Exploring Together

You can lead as a guide, with the answers and a lot ofdirection, or you can lead by exploring together with others. The two ways of leading are very different and produce different results. If you want to learn more and develop the capacity of others, then change your stance and explore together with them. Here’s how.

When I lived near Tokyo, I playedtour guide to visitors. I set the itinerary, got them on the correcttrains, and led the way through the crowded streets. I guided these visitors...