Jim Collins (Good to Great) optimistic about the next generation

Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, in an interview in the April 2009 issue of Inc.magazine.

Q: What’s the source of your optimism?
A: A lot of it has to do with the young generation. A general at West Point told me, ‘This is the most inspired and inspiring generation to come through West Point since 1945.’ I see the same thing with the young people who come to work for me. They have a sense of responsibility and service and a lack of cynicism that is remarkable and wonderful. It’s an ethos, and its collective. That’s what’s really powerful. It’s connected technologically. It’s not grandiose, but there is a fundamental assumption of being part of a much larger world and a much larger set of aspirations. The world can be a really awful, brutal, turbulent place. And yet I’m hopeful precisely because of this generation of kids. I really think we ought to just give them the keys as soon as we can. Let them run it.

In working with you, the next generation, I share Collins' assessment and optimism. I agree--let's give you the keys! That's what Missio Dei is about--unleashing you to make a difference for the Kingdom! So here’s the keys—where are you taking us?