Re: The Illusion of Successful change requires the top person

2001-02-24 Thread john engle
friends, i'm really enjoying this conversation about leadership. i like to think of influence as an important aspect of leadership. money has power that can be used to influence. throughout history we see examples of people who had influence but who chose to not have much money. yesterday i w

Re: The Illusion of Successful change requires the top person

2001-02-24 Thread uwe.weissflog
Harrison, I full heartedly agree with your point that "when leaderships rests only with a selected few, the dance eventually stops". This observations might allow us to add yet another facet to the leadship/followership conversation - the facet of scarcety, greed, power and the likes. Actually we

Re: Opening nutrient spaces

2001-02-24 Thread Larry Peterson
There are big differences in the spirit of any organization. The manifestation of spirit in the collective space/reality/consciousness of that organization. I find that the nature of the preparation can make a big difference in what the sponsors bring to the space, the intention, theme and givens

Re: The Illusion of Successful change requires the top person

2001-02-24 Thread Richard Holloway
Agreed. It was Mary Parker Follett who said, "purpose is the invisible leader." Indeed, purposeful groups self-organize. Within this group, the "leadership mantle" devolves and rotates through those combinations of individuals who have the vision, skill or drive to realize that purpose. It's rar