The Leadership Challenge: Fixing America'S Leadership Crisis

Our society has a huge problem - we haven't yet figured out a good way to identify, develop and support potentially great leaders. - The circus like atmosphere surrounding the 2016 Presidential campaign is just one symptom of the deeper problem. The Leadership Challenge just might be an important step in the direction of a solution. - The process of selecting future leaders is broken. Our leaders of tomorrow must navigate a tortuous journey, just to get the resources and attention they need to succeed. The process is dominated by soundbites, superficiality and tainted money. There has to be a better way. - There's not only school pride at stake when schools and universities compete in league matches, twice weekly for the Fall Leadership League season. There's also the hope of winning a berth in the national tournament and getting national exposure through the televised competition and online vetting process. - Everybody wins here. TLC is great for schools, great for aspiring leaders, great for the entertainment industry, great for investors and great for society. - Who says the American public doesn't care about serious issues? We just need to have them presented to us in a way that captivates our attention. The Leadership Challenge will accomplish that with a unique approach that elevates the level of discourse to competitive sport in our society. - When put in the context of a competition, the selection of the next generation of leaders will be sport and spectacle at its best. - One of the most fascinating possibilities in this initiative is the prospect of having a very public discussion about what makes a great leader. - Why did it take so long for someone to think of this ... integrating mainstream media, social media, crowdsourced intelligence and fundraising all towards the end of finding great leaders to meet society's greatest challenges? - This is a natural for schools, universities and foundations. It meshes perfectly with their role in society of preparing the next generation of leaders. - We make celebrities out of movie stars, singers and athletes. Why not make celebrities out of true leaders? This is a no brainer. - The Leadership Challenge is a "Field of Dreams" for leaders. Aspiring leaders, mentors, judges, funders and the audience are all waiting for this kind of challenge, but they didn't know it by this name. If we build the field - and plant the dream, they'll come. - The Presidential debates, filled as they are with platitudes, insults and political pandering, still attract a viewing audience that would make any sponsor drool. Imagine if we had truly inspiring and charismatic leaders on stage instead of what we've got now. - Imagine a feeder network and farm system for the big leagues of leadership. That's what The Leadership Challenge's will be in schools and universities and communities all across the U. S. - All contestants will be vetted in an open and highly visible process. Potential leaders can advance their vision insulated from the need for court power brokers. This is, after all ... what we need more than anything - inspiring leaders who can successfully solve problems by taking a long view over short term gain while gathering sufficient popular support make truly significant change in the world.

• | Author: John F. Ince
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Apr 19, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 64 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1532837984
• | ISBN-13: 9781532837982