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

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

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.

This is a world of process, not a world of things.

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

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!

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.