Tribal Leaders
Just finished reading Tribes by Seth Godin. A great book on new leadership within the new social world. He had a lot to say about religion and faith in his book (it is not a relgious book). One of my favorite quotes was,
“Leaders create a culture around a goal and involve others in that culture.”
It isn’t so much that leaders are expected to do all the leading anymore. In fact, those that push out so far ahead of their tribe are usually not too far down the road before they look back and realize no one is following them.  No, the leaders of today’s tribes are spending more of their energy cultivating a healthy culture around their goal – be it selling more widgets or making disciples.
Just as important as creating that culture is inviting other people to join that culture. Leadership is partly about making your peculiar culture you’ve developed look good enough to eat. You are looking for other wackos ready to live like you live. How can you involve others in your cultural development? The more you can integrate others into the process, the better your tribe will be.
