Business schools across America should run an MBA course on corporate succession and the Catholic Church says Robyn Curnow who's covered the Vatican.
The ease of transition from one leader to another is smooth and seamless. And it's a key part of the enduring nature of the Vatican's well-oiled machine.
Pope Francis to Pope Leo, and the others that came before them for hundreds of years, are chosen by their peers (or the Holy Spirit, if you so wish) to lead the church (corporation) and to keep it profitable and with a steady supply of customers (parishioners and the faithful.)
As the new Pope shook hands with world leaders this past weekend, I thought; why do Popes matter in an increasingly secular world?
In times of change... what stays the same? The Catholic Church.
In time of change... what offers leadership continuity? The Catholic Church
That stability is is both the church's strength, and weakness.
The tension is always there. A push for innovation and modernity ... with the pull to preserve the thousands of years of ritual and dogma.
One part of the leadership continuity is the choosing of a new papal name... a name that harkens back to the past while supposedly giving us a clue as to the future.
Listen to this week's episode about Leo the new papal lion, the meaning of his name and the time I named a cheetah after a pope (we like big cats on the show.)
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