Strategic Planner- Barack Obama

Some people who are not clued in to the world around them question what all the fuss is about with the inauguration of Barack Obama. What has caused millions to crowd the open spaces in the Capital from the Capitol to the Washington Monument and beyond and beside these landmarks? It's obvious, with an African-American in the office of President, that a large portion of our countrymen finally feel like they are truly stakeholders in this great country.

Martin Luther King was a visionary. His message was that we are all stakeholders in this country and that we all benefit from the realization of his vision. Barack Obama is a strategic planner. He is not the realization of King's dream, but the mechanism to advance it. Barack understands that stakeholders must be involved in reaching the goals expressed in the vision. He understands how to frame an issue in a way that stakeholders can understand it. He expresses the vision as goals. He depends on others to prepare the strategies and put the action programs in place to attain the goals for the benefit of the stakeholders.

Neither Obama magic or a skilled cabinet will produce the change. It is the people who believe the mantra, "Yes we can." who will change this country. Give thanks to Martin Luther King for giving us the vision. Give thanks to the stakeholders who want the benefits of the vision. Give thanks to Providence for the planner who will guide us in the effort towards the realization of the vision.