Leadership from the Inside Out, 3rd Edition

CHAPTER FIVE

CHANGE MASTERY

Leading with Agility

The north shore of Lake Superior is really an awesome sight. The lake is an inland sea—by surface area, the largest body of fresh water in the world. Cool, fresh pine scents the air. Black, rocky cliffs form an imposing backdrop as they disappear into the water’s edge. Waterfalls tumble down, and rivers rush to their destinations. As calming and refreshing as Superior is, she also is dangerously unpredictable. At a moment’s notice, her calm temperament can become a raging force, swallowing huge ships whenever she pleases. Remember Gordon Lightfoot’s song about the Edmund Fitzgerald? The Edmund Fitzgerald was one of Superior’s victims.

Growing up in Minnesota, from a young age I received serious ...