3000 years ago Solomon wrote: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) There are new technologies, but not new behaviors. Every leader facing a “new” business, organizational, technological, social, or political situation can be assured that there are lessons to learn from history.
Studying history–almost any history–will strengthen your ability to discern patterns in the swirl of current events, and parse signal from noise.
I recommend leaders follow a 3-part practice: [Read more…] about How Leaders Learn by Studying History — New Technologies but Not New Behaviors