Creative thinking fosters progress

PACIFIC DAILY NEWS

May 26, 2010
Creative thinking fosters progress

By A. Gaffar Peang-Meth

On May 12, I wrote about Jerry D. Weast, an education leader of one of America's most successful public school systems, who described as a leader's "toughest job ... to move from strategy to execution," which requires "teams" of "people who do the work" to sustain the change that is driven by "visionary leadership."

Thus, it's those "people who do the work" every day in their unsung roles in the office, streets or field who form teams of "heroes" and "sheroes" whose activities enable a leader to steer the organization or movement toward success.

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