A few days ago we heard a succinct, fresh and innovative speech by the new president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa. I stick to the phrase “We are not against anything, we are for Ecuador.” Anti has a ceiling, and pro is infinite. We cannot keep repeating the same policies of the past expecting different results.

“We call on Ecuadorians to work together to end the common enemy: violence and misery.”

We are undoubtedly facing leadership with an infinite mentality. One of the first authors to clearly propose a leadership style was Simon Sinek in his book An endless game, published in 2020. For the author, leadership with an infinite mentality is one that is not locked into old schemes that must be fulfilled, in which success opens up to infinite possibilities when it aims for clear goals and is flexible in considering what truly matters to everyone ” a just reason,” a motivating reason more important than the actors themselves and powerful enough for us to accept. It is leadership with an infinite mentality because it sees those who do not share the same mindset as “worthy rivals” with whom to build collaborative teams to synergize in a “just cause”, holding firm ethical principles and values ​​​​so as not to succumb to individual interests.

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The success of the infinite mindset is measured by the desire of others to contribute, the achievement and the journey of change. When a leader realizes that the key to growth is to focus on being better than they already are, not on being better than their competition. Leaders who think with an infinite mindset transcend the antagonism between “short-term” and “long-term” and between actors.

This call for leadership with an infinite mentality can easily be extended to all Ecuadorians…

Today we are not only facing a young president, we are facing a leadership in the style proposed by Simon Sinek, with the “courage to lead” to take the risks that are necessary, with a modern, practical and action style, and which calls us Ecuadorians to unite around a “just cause” and above all to make difficult decisions that are aligned and maintain integrity with purpose, respecting freedom and diversity.

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Today we face renewed leadership that promotes a culture of trust, collaboration and innovation. His success, as he said in his speech, has not arrived, his success will be the achievement of a better Ecuador. At the inauguration ceremony, we also heard the new president of the National Assembly, Henry Kronfle Kozhaya, who stated that he is convinced that the country “has a bright future” and that it can become a “successful model in democracy, security, freedom”. and institutionality.” “. And with a big gesture, he extended his hand to the president to work together.

This call for leadership with an infinite mentality can very well be extended to all Ecuadorians, everyone is a space to decide and act. Will we have the courage to accept the invitation? I think so, the state needs it. (OR)