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The Romance of Management

And what is it to work with love? It is to charge all things you fashion with a breath of your own spirit.

Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

Then join your hands, and with your hands your hearts, that dissonance not hinder governance.

Shakespeare, King Henry VI

DOES IT SEEM strange to associate management with romance? Not to me! Passion and excitement drive our total absorption in both work and play. Real teaming depends on such ardor. We shall examine this connection, and learn how to use it to advantage.

Think back to some exhilarating work-related program that consumed you, offering challenge, creativity, possibilities, awe, joy, a sense of rightness, belonging, acceptance, sharing, and contribution—in other ...

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