A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves. — Lao Tzu
Leading innovation is a lot like parenting.
As a parent, you generally don’t have any meaningful training or preparation before you start. You kind of learn as you go, and figure things out as they land in front of you. Most of the advice y0u get is off base and not at all relevant to your circumstances. By the time you’ve accumulated enough experience to be more or less competent, the skills you’ve acquired are mostly irrelevant. To top it all off, the really important things you did, the things that will really matter somewhere in the future, are totally invisible, hidden away in a flurry of daily actions and drama and living.
