Co-Active Leadership, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

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What Is Co-Active?

At its most basic, Co-Active means simply “being in action . . . together.” Or perhaps it might be more appropriate to say “being together . . . in action.”

The co represents the relational and receptive aspects of our world. The active follows and represents the action-oriented aspects. As the pace of our lives has quickened, we have become increasingly action oriented and results driven. It seems expedient to dispense with all the soft stuff of being and just push to get the job done that is right in front of us. This, however, leaves us feeling disconnected and desperate for meaning and belonging. We wind up with what we might call the hamster wheel experience of life as we run around alone in circles desperately trying ...