It’s easy to say that we should all act like startups and be willing to change everything, but it’s hard to do. It takes enormous courage and energy to upset the apple cart on purpose. Why should we be willing to do that?

There are plenty of fear- and survival-based reasons to be willing to change, but I think the big breakthrough comes when we can envision a better future. Great leaders don’t begrudgingly modify the status quo, they get excited about what’s possible around the corner, at the next level, and beyond current limitations.

Leaders wonder what’s possible, imagine a specific future, and bring it clearly into view for others. It’s easy to let go of what we’re used to when something better is clearly in view.