Picture a forest where only one kind of tree grows, and every one of the trees was planted at the same time. No moss. No underbrush. No canopy. Now imagine that a drought dries up the soil and the insects along with it. Birds go silent. Bees disappear. With no cross-pollination, the buds shrivel and the roots wither. Before long . . .
Most of us understand the idea of biodiversity, the necessary interdependence of ecosystems. And if leadership is a social activity, as we've shown, then it, too, is a kind of ecosystem that thrives on diversity. Instead of soil, roots, and several species of animal life, it's built on interlocking relationships ...
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