Nobody is Smarter Than Everybody
Podcast Episode with Rod Collins, author
https://embed.acast.com/$/5a6fab1455cdce603414631c/nobody-smarter-than-everybody-rod-collins?
Do you believe a fair and just society is possible?
Rod Collins's experience in a university course set him up for a career where power with others was more valuable than power over others. “That weekend influenced my whole attitude towards management through my professional life, because what I experienced was a dimension of power that is not as popular, and that is power with.”
Adapting fast to changing conditions is a prerequisite for companies, organizations, and people seeking to stay healthy and grounded. Complex conditions in the world, between ecological breakdown, climate change, and the after-effects of the COVID interruption, beg for a response that benefits all.
The issues faced by humanity, (and business) are rooted in old thinking based on hero leadership, not collective thinking or doing. Add to that political dynamics which beg for a power-with approach. I am reminded of former Prime Minister of Canada Kim Campbell who said,
I have always believed that governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around!
