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Becoming the Issachar CEO: Leading with Foresight in a Time of Uncertainty

Becoming the Issachar CEO: Leading with Foresight in a Time of Uncertainty

Tue, Sep 30, 2025 | Posted by Paul Sparrow

It’s not every day that a C-suite leader turns to 1 Chronicles for advice, but there’s something here for us. 1 Chronicles chapter 12 describes each of the tribes of the nation of Israel as they moved their allegiance from the house of Saul to the newly crowned King David. The scripture recounts an impressive array of warrior clans ready to fight for their new king, until it reaches the tribe of Issachar, described in verse 32 as “men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.”

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