I felt that politics at its best is a practical activity, not an ideology — a continual exercise of compassion, and grip, and competence, trying as best as you can to do a dozen small things for each problem in turn.
Credit: Rory Stewart
Comment: Stewart’s view aligns with Conversational Leadership: tackling complexity not through grand theories, but through responsive dialogue and collaborative effort.
Source: Politics: A Dozen Small Things
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