Future Edge

707: Andy Stanley & Sam Kaufman - Problems to Solve, Tensions to Manage, The 3 Questions Behind Every Great Decision, and The 7 Essentials of Enduring Leadership (What Great Leaders Do)

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk, 20 September 2026. The book comes up at 24 min 45 sec in.

Andy Stanley credits Joel Barker's "Future Edge" as the source of his first decision-making question—what in your industry is considered impossible to do but would fundamentally change it if it could be done. He notes the book may be out of print and was retitled, and says this question has been framed and displayed in his office since 1992 because it forces leaders outside their current paradigm.

Listen to this episode ↗︎