'Leadership' as meant within the context of this site, primarily calls for leading one's own life, and sharing what is learned with others. Creativity is central to well-being, and by definition, cannot be achieved by simply following the beliefs, opinions or the style of others.
At a round-table discussion recently I explained that "genuine creativity leads God", in that everyone else (including God1) is genuinely and profoundly surprised by our raw originality.
During a coffee/tea-break, one woman told me she was deeply shocked and horrified by the idea. She said she had completely "shut down" with regards to anything else I had to say. Golly.
In his entertaining TED presentation Simon Sinek explains what it means to be a laggard (they're the late late-adopters): "The only reason these people buy touch tone phones is because you can't buy rotary phones anymore."
A curious phenomenon is occurring. And it is quite fascinating to be in the middle of it, observing it live, as we speak! What's so fascinating is that the great bulk of scientific theory is now lagging well behind the advances in quantum fact. But for those who are lagging none of this is at all fascinating. Not in the least. Indeed, it's something else entirely.
While at a social function recently I got chatting with some religious people who started to talk about how we're all 'fallen', sinners in need of saving, and how we're all needing His forgiveness, and so on.
As a small business owner, you've probably heard about the growing need for creativity and innovation. Let's put things in perspective. Firstly, we know that franchised businesses are generally more profitable and successful. We've heard the rule-of-thumb regarding the 80/20 rule. 80% of small businesses go out of business in the first 5 years, while the reverse is true of franchises - 80% of franchises are not only still in business, but thriving.
So what do franchises get right?