Lead where you have never been

March 5, 2025

Hello Reader,

The idea first came when I thought of my hardships and delights as an immigrant. Over time, I turned it into an article for Developing Leaders Quarterly, a fearless, nourishing, and well designed journal. I can't hide it; I'm proud. 😁

The article is The Immigrants' Journey: Learning to Lead Others Where You Have Never Been Before. If you are a bit tired of the Hero's Journey, this alternative way of seeing applies to business, politics, and other ways of getting good things done in the world.

If you read it, you will make my joy complete. How about dropping me a line and letting me know what you think? Or sharing it? Thank you.

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Lead where you have never been

Below is an excerpt from The Immigrants' Journey: Learning to Lead Others Where You Have Never Been Before by Samir Selmanovic, Developing Leaders Quarterly #46, Edited by Roland Deiser and Roddy Millar, # 46, March 2025

We think of immigrants as other people. Those of us who have been in a stable geographical configuration are not used to thinking of ourselves as immigrants. But we are. We all are.

We are all displaced. Whether or not someone is from this company, community, or country does not matter. Everything around us is shifting. It is not that we have moved into a different place; it is that a different place has surrounded us. Look back. We are not where we were a year ago or even a month ago. Transition upon transition upon transition. It is bewildering. In the new world of informational, political, and scientific 'overwhelm’ and escalating complexity, none of us feel at home as we used to.

We are all on the move from the known into the unknown - everybody. There is no home for the hero to return to. We are creating new homes as we go, and it is as scary as it is exhilarating. And we do it together. It is not that we are vulnerable. It is that we are vulnerable together. “It may be argued that the past is a country from which we have all emigrated, that its loss is a part of our common humanity,” says Salman Rushdie.

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