Whole Leaders, Wild Trust

PART IIBecoming a Whole and Trusted Leader

Building trust in our relationships and across our organizations and society, our journey will begin with an intentional investment in ourselves.

We are desperate for great leaders. At a moment in history where we wish we had a full bench of incredible leaders ready to step up and bring the deepest wisdom, competence, experience, and discernment, we are too often left wanting. We see too many leaders who are fundamentally driven by ambition, an invisible agenda over a compelling and visible strategy, or a facade of confidence without much experience to back it up. We see too few leaders we can trust on every side of the aisle.

If we are to change the game and ensure we have a crowded bench of great leaders we can trust for the generations to come, the beginning is within us. Developing and preparing a generation of whole and trusted leaders who will satisfy our desperation will start with us. It does not begin with blame on the systems or the people who are in control, but a healthy conversation within and between us regarding who we are, why we are, and what we must consider if we are to be a part of the movement of developing a generation of whole and trusted leaders.

If we are to create trust between us in our teams, our families, and in our communities, and if we are to create the conditions where trust can thrive everywhere in our organizations and our lives, we must begin with ourselves. We must begin by making an intentional ...