CHAPTER 19
Stay Connectedto Your Purposes
THERE IS NO REASON to shoulder the difficult work of leadership if you do not have compelling, higher purposes to serve, whether saving the world, renewing your organization, or helping your community meet long-standing challenges and thrive through tough times. Your purposes provide the inspiration and the direction for your actions. Next, we describe five practices to keep your purposes alive as you lead adaptive change.
Negotiate the Ethics of Leadership and Purpose
A question permeates this book: “In what new ways of thinking and acting are you willing to engage on behalf of what you believe most deeply?” That question in turn raises the corollary: “What will you not do on behalf of what you believe ...
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