S7E25: 5 Reasons Why Long-Range Planning Doesn't Work and How to Shift into Opportunity Leadership // Roger Parrott, Belhaven University

Do you feel your organization's approach to strategic planning is inflexible and ineffective? Do you feel like you're missing untapped opportunities? Well, listen in as today's guest suggests a new counterintuitive approach to traditional planning, an approach that shows you how unexpected opportunities may be the key to your future success. There is a leadership adage that says, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." But what if there's a different paradigm of leadership that embraces the need to be flexible rather than strictly adhering to a plan? Certainly, the future we lead into will not look like the past, which impacts our ability to plan. Today's podcast might challenge our thinking and practices, but it will also give us insight into opportunities and possibilities that God brings our way.      I'm delighted to welcome Roger Parrott, who is the President of Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. Roger has deep experience in leadership in college settings. He also is the author of several leadership books. Today we'll focus on what he calls Opportunity Leadership, based on his recent book by that title.   Find full show notes here: https://bit.ly/S7E25rogerparrott Share the love. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it on Apple Podcasts and write a brief review. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourishing-culture-podcast/id1060724960?mt=2   By doing so, you will help spread our podcast to more listeners, and thereby help more Christian workplaces learn to build flourishing cultures. Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on Twitter https://twitter.com/allopus  Follow our Host, Al Lopus, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allopus/Email our host at [email protected]