I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences

When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.

For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role.

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences

The future cannot be determined. It can only be experienced as it occurring. Life doesn't know what it will be until it notices what it has become.

There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.

For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute their ideas, ready to take responsibility, and leaders holding them back, insisting that they wait for decisions or instructions