Exceptional leaders use the planning process as a framework to confront change, set a course of action and secure buy-in throughout the organization.
More than 5,000 years ago, ancient Egypt was emerging from a period of uncertainty and discontinuity and was becoming a unified nation-state. As the Egyptians adapted to the changes brought on by this unification, King Djoser commissioned the world’s first pyramid about 2950 BC, establishing a reign of 21 years that is thought to have been politically and economically stable. The Greek historian Herodotus believed - and the Bible supports this belief - that the pyramids were constructed by slaves, but more recent evidence strongly suggests these wonders of the world were planned, designed and built by a skilled workforce of thousands of volunteers led by the vizier, or head of state, who was tasked with building the king’s pyramid. (Continue Reading…)
