Kinetic Leadership
Are you a Kinetic Leader?
Remember from science class in 9th grade? Kinetic energy is energy in motion. The energy created by forward motion.
The opposite of Kinetic energy is Potential energy. Potential Energy is energy that is stationary and not moving. Actually Potential energy is defined as “stored energy of position.” Basically energy that’s not accomplishing anything. Huh, know anyone with “stored energy of position???”
Water in a glass is Potential energy. Water being poured out of a glass is Kinetic energy.
A car parked is potential energy. A car going down the road is kinetic energy.
Leaders are either kinetic or potential.
Lots of leaders I know have Potential Leadership. Plenty of opportunity, plenty of talent, plenty of talk, but no action. No movement. No accomplishment. No completed projects. Just lots of hype.
But Kinetic Leadership is all about moving things forward. Getting things done. Leadership in motion. Action. Making it happen. Moving the ball across the finish line.
I want to be a Kinetic Leader.
Great. Simple. Pointed.
Now the follow up… making Kinetic Leadership happen.
Great post Brad. Love this!
Love it. Less talk. More action.
Would you agree that it can take kinetic leadership in order to “awaken” the potential in others and get their kinetic energy flowing?
I think part of our pursuit to make things happen should include empowering others to make things happen. If we allow our KE to stimulate the PE in others to action, we can start an exponential chain reaction. That’s the kind of leader that I want to be.
First off. Great post.
I agree with you on leader’s taking action. It is essential to be a Kinetic leader. I am learning even if it moving in small ways(Like starting a blog or volunteering at a church) that small movement can create momentum and even more Kinetic. Thank you for sharing.
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Can you teach Kinetic leadership? Or is it a innate bias towards action?
I have been learning a ton about obedience oriented education with the team I’m currently working with. Its old school (George Patterson), but has helped develop some of the most incredible kinetic leaders I know.
This is good post Brad. A leadership truth that is easy to explain to others. Thanks for sharing.