But we have to make sure that we place most of our energy
on adaptive work, achieving goals in an ever - changing environment.
According to the theory of leadership developed by Ronald Heifetz in his earlier book, Leadership Without Easy Answers, these congregations were looking for management to solve technical problems rather than for leadership that would engage them
in adaptive work.
But the real issue —
the adaptive work — is learning to trust in God's leading and God's power to sustain God's people.
Adaptive work is demanding and threatening, but it is the defining mark of leadership.
Noguera discussed the importance of striking a balance between technical and
adaptive work.
Furthermore, in order to create and sustain a professional community that flourishes with continuous learning, leaders need to be able to engage in
the adaptive work of cultural change.
What if the change strategy instead was conceived in terms of
adaptive work that leverages the creativity of educators closest to the work?
Either way, it is perhaps more powerful to look away from the spectacle and turn instead to Black + Brown People White Problems, which offers not only different voices but more thoughtful and
adaptive work.