Response to Layla’s post- Unit 9-LA 2
https://create.twu.ca/layla11/2018/06/26/unit-9-learning-activity-2/
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about FedEx company, and regard to your question: What are the key traits or abilities of a leader which can contribute to the ability of foresight in your opinion?
Referring to the question and the quote that I excerpted from your post, “According to Malgeri’s (2010) definition about foresight which “can be considered a behavioural inclination, referring to an individual’s tendency to devote a significant amount of time engaged in thought or activities concerning the future” (para. 1).”
I think, and by looking to keywords “tendency to devote a significant amount of time engaged in thought,” where it links to knowledge, experience, and the outcome is skilled. Thinking of “activities concerning the future,” it links to increase awareness to surroundings. Regarding foresight, foresight encompasses within servant leader’s ability to know the future. So, its ability to predict based on what is occurring in the present and what has happened in the past (Northouse, 2016). The ability of a leader to be a visionary (Northouse, 2016) for the organization, always relates to the knowledge and strength of solving problem, learn from failures, and considering the environment that influences any decisions- I think- it will enable the leaders to predict the future.
Reference:
Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and practice, Seventh Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN 971452203409