Leadership in the Conceptual Age

<p><strong>Today, Mark Divine speaks about the challenges we face going into a new age of exponential growth from our rapidly evolving technologically based society. This era, known as The Conceptual Age, calls for a new type of leadership. Divine asserts that veterans have the skills and mindset we need in the leaders of this Conceptual Age. </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The conceptual age is an age of global interdependence and exponential growth.</span> <strong>It demands leaders who not only do things right, but also do the right thing for the planet and its inhabitants.</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leaders in the conceptual age must develop a radical team focus, where the team itself becomes the leader. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leadership Theory had its origins in the military. Over time, as our society evolved, leadership styles shifted from a hierarchical production focused style to a servant-leader style that focused more on the well-being of employees. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">While the servant-leader was crucial in the information age, today our technology continues to grow exponentially and our society has shifted to a global economy,thus we find ourselves in the conceptual age.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong>Veterans have the opportunity to play an important role as leaders in our communities.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Military training, especially special ops training, instills key skills, such as flexibility, creativity, problem-solving, the ability to see multiple perspectives, and the ability to form teams with a shared vision. </span></l