Plan First - Or People?
Copyright Jack Mixner. 714 449 1040. www.mixnerstrategy.com
Collins makes it clear. Select your team, then make the plan (Collins, page 32.) Concentrate leaders on your team, not powers. In the non-profit realm, it is more ambiguous, as leadership is more "diffuse and less clear." However, in the social (non-profit) sectors, "true leadership is more prevalent, when defined as getting people to follow when they have the freedom not to."
Strategic Implications
It looks to me like social sector groups can teach for-profit institutions, if they will only listen. True leadership is the goal. Figuring out how to get your whole team to follow is crucial.
Igniting their passion for work - their work, and yours - is a good first step.
References
Collins, Jim. Good to Great and the Social Sectors. Collins. 2005.