Article: Character: The Care of Authentic Leadership
By Katherine Tyler Scott

We provide opportunities, for leaders whose competencies have become barriers to balance, and give them time for respite, reflection, and renewal.  The Inner Work of the Leader^® and The Integrated Work of Leadership^® are two such offerings. 

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Quotable Quotes

"Greatness is not a function of circumstance . . . it is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline."

 - Jim Collins

"The foundation for doing good is doing well."

 - Peter Drucker

"The direction setting aspect of leadership does not produce plans; it creates vision and strategies."

 - John Kotter

Rising high and majestic above the looping Snake River loom the Tetons, full, craggy, sharp, stoic, beautiful. From their crevices and hidden springs run tributaries, gurgling their way from snowy outcrops and sloping ravines, meandering toward the Snake and the mighty Pacific.

For a moment, each of us perches on the top of our peak, staring down into the valley below and beyond. Our thoughts and knowledge flow from us, taking our gifts that we keep sacred yet share freely, mixing them with others through the flow of water, clear, clean, vibrant, confluencing downhill or on the flat, growing larger and stronger, giving life to the parched lands and clamoring minds around them.

From a single point on the mountain, we rise as one; and as we head downstream, our oneness joins with others' oneness, and we still are one - in thought, in deed, in wisdom, in purpose, full of gathering and congregating our enormous wealth of life's gifts to share with others as we saunter into the meadows, through lush grasses and plains - service to our churches, service to our communities, service to those most in need, service to our neighborhoods, service to our families, service to ourselves.

In time, our memories remain, multiple and diverse, filling the streams with turning conversations, emotions that run deep, singing, perhaps even humming, the covenant that we make to ourselves and others on the playground or on swings in the deep night or on the soft leather sofa in our office or in the gondola, chugging slowly to the top or even in early morning shadows among quaken aspen: "If you are part of a place, you take care of it."

It is no wonder as we stand on our pinnacles, far above the valley yet one with it, we sense who we are, whose we are - for we are one, focused and committed to serve.

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Here's What You Will Find in the Next Issue of eBridge

The word "transformation" is frequently used in describing leadership and multi-level change. What does it really mean? How does it happen? What skills are required to evoke it? How do you know when you have achieved it? You'll want to read the January issue of E-Bridge. Join in on the discussion "Why Transformation?: Isn't Change Enough?" for answers from reflective practitioners and Ki ThoughtBridge clients.