CHAPTER 6
Honor the Golden Rule
But First, Understand It
The Golden Rule—embraced in one form or another by most of the world’s great religious traditions and stated succinctly in the Christian tradition as love thy neighbor as thyself—is one of the most profound ideas in the history of human civilization.1
I am not what most people would consider a very religious person, but I deeply believe that living the right life (or being a great leader) requires a profound understanding of the Golden Rule. This bedrock principle should help inform our standards for treating our fellow human beings, deciphering our own life’s purpose, and determining how to measure progress toward achieving that mission. While the notion of living the right life may ...
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