CHAPTER TWO
Trust M ixed Motives
WHY DO SOME men and women take action when the safe and sensible thing is to get out of the line of fire? The answer is that sometimes people find they can’t walk away from a person or a situation. Something engages them. And then they go to work, resolutely and creatively, and they persevere, despite inconveniences, uncertainties, long hours, and professional hazards. Rebecca Olson could have taken an easy way out of her problem but she didn’t. Something kept her from bailing out.
Altruism is a natural but potentially misleading way to explain these efforts. A common view is that leaders are people who willingly sacrifice their comfort and convenience for the benefit of others. In the New Testament, for example, ...
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