I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control.

Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.

Power is the capacity to generate relationships.

There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.

we don't have to agree with each other in order to think well together. There is no need for us to be joined at the head. We are joined by our human hearts.

Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die.