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CHAPTER SEVENBeing Bossy

A good chief gives, he does not take.—Mohawk proverb

Boss. Sounds so bossy.Do this, not that… I’ll do it.When’s my vacation?(A haiku, in case you missed that artistic point.)

Chapter Highlights

Hold yourself and others accountable

Balance guidance and autonomy

Carl Jung’s book Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1961) has an excerpt from a conversation between Jung and Ochwiay Biano, chief of the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico: ...

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