Synchronic Leadership, according to Nir Golan, educational and
leadership expert, can only take place by coincidence in time. The Islamic
State, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), follows a
distinctive variety of Islam whose beliefs about the path to the Day of Judgment
influence its strategy.
The Synchronous Leader isn't only a leader of a country, he is a
global leader: he leads a global process from end to end (E2E), regardless of a
specific location. He leads a global team: a global professional team built up
from experts all around who work as a global team. The translation of these
assumptions into ISIS's leadership is terrifying but true.
Synchronous Leadership consists of a dynamic combination of
mindset, behaviors, and skills that are employed to change and enhance the
world through the use of technology.
A Synchronous Leader must have the next essential skill sets:
· Technological
proficiency: expert in all the digital nets and tools
· Collaboration: the
ability to work as a part of a team, required to have a broad view of the
project, have holistic consideration and collaborate more with each other in
order to achieve this goal.
· Communication: message
transfer and transformation
· Global awareness: a
whole world vision
· Problem solving:
analyzing and perfectionism
· Creativity: thinking
out of the box
· Critical thinking:
evaluation skills
Those skills and processes should be at the very heart of every
decision a Synchronous Leader makes and are keys to leading people. In ISIS's
Synchronous Leadership, the irony of the process of thought control: the more
energy you put into trying to control your ideas and what you think about, the
more your ideas end up controlling you.
ISIS's Synchronous Leadership consists of innovation, effective
and integrative technology, meaningful professional development, global
connection and an open mind.
The ISIS 's Synchronous Leaders are very much empowered by the
world and take an active part in the global development team – from decision
making to implementation, having a broad understanding of overall
considerations.
As Synchronous Leaders, they cascade transformation messages and
way of thinking to their people, inspiring them to dare, share and own.
"Antifragile is beyond resilience or robustness. The
resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better."
(Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder)
We have misunderstood the nature of the Islamic State; it is an
antifragile organization, and it improves in ability. In many ways it benefits
from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness,
disorder, and stressors and love adventure, risk, and uncertainty.
Synchronous Leaders professionalism is taking a broader aspect.
They move from being a diplomatic expert to becoming a professional world
developer, familiar with the best practices, digital tools and methodologies.
They lead from this aspect, inspiring their people to become professional, equipping
them with the knowledge and tools they require.
