We Need to Cultivate a Universal Responsibility for One Another and the Planet We Share Dalai Lama

I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share. | Dalai Lama Continue reading We Need to Cultivate a Universal Responsibility for One Another and the Planet We Share Dalai Lama

Confronting Our Freedom: Leading a Culture of Chosen Accountability and Belonging by Peter Block, Peter Koestenbaum (2023)

In this book, Confronting Our Freedom, Peter Block and  Peter Koestenbaum deliver an exciting and engaging new take on management and leadership. Drawing on recent events in the market and in the world, including the Great Resignation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and widespread digital transformation, the authors invite you to reimagine ideas of freedom and accountability … Continue reading Confronting Our Freedom: Leading a Culture of Chosen Accountability and Belonging by Peter Block, Peter Koestenbaum (2023)

The Real Task of Leadership Is to Confront People with Their Freedom Peter Block

The search for human freedom—freedom being the choice to be a creator of our own experience and accept the unbearable responsibility that goes with that. Out of this insight grows the idea that perhaps the real task of leadership is to confront people with their freedom. This may be the ultimate act of love that is called for from those who hold … | Peter Block Continue reading The Real Task of Leadership Is to Confront People with Their Freedom Peter Block

The Issues at the Core of Ethical Decision-making and Leadership Bruce Lloyd (2009)

Introduction The objective is simple: “Better decision-making.” The only issue is that there are so many different views over what we mean by “better.” At the core of all decision-making is the need to balance Power with Responsibility, as the vehicle for resolving the “better” question. This article explores why that is so difficult? It … Continue reading The Issues at the Core of Ethical Decision-making and Leadership Bruce Lloyd (2009)

Choose to Be Accountable Peter Block

The power to create a future requires us to choose to be accountable. To be accountable, among other things, means you act as an owner and part creator of whatever it is that you wish to improve. In the absence of this, you are in the position of effect, not cause … a powerless stance. To be accountable is to care for the well being of the whole … | Peter Block Continue reading Choose to Be Accountable Peter Block

How Have I Contributed to the Current Reality? Peter Block

Accountabilty is the willingness to acknowledge that we have participated in creating, through comission or ommision, the conditions that we wish to see changed. Without this capacity to see ourselves as cause, our efforts become either coercive or wishfully dependent on the transformation of others. Community will be created the moment we decide to act as creators of what it can become. This … | Peter Block Continue reading How Have I Contributed to the Current Reality? Peter Block

Our Faith in Love and Justice Calls Upon Us to Build a Better World Andrea Bocelli

Our faith in love and justice calls upon us to build a better world than the one we have found. It calls upon us to give back to the world all the good things we have received, so the less fortunate or most vulnerable members of our society get a chance to achieve a life full of opportunity and beauty. So those who take up the challenge will find … | Andrea Bocelli Continue reading Our Faith in Love and Justice Calls Upon Us to Build a Better World Andrea Bocelli

Take Responsibility for Your Thoughts, Feelings, Words, and Actions Dina Marais

Take responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, words, and actions. To take responsibility for your life is to take responsibility for your powers of thinking, feeling, speaking and acting, because this is the structure of all human experience. You create your life with your thoughts, feelings, words, and actions. You take responsibility when you … | Dina Marais Continue reading Take Responsibility for Your Thoughts, Feelings, Words, and Actions Dina Marais

Authority Verses Responsibility Seth Godin (2018)

People: Seth GodinSeth Godin AuthorPosts: Seth GodinExploring the Multifaceted Roles of Trust in Relationships and Society Without trust our civilization would collapseBooks: Seth GodinAuthority Verses Responsibility Seth Godin (2018)Care More Seth GodinComplex Problems Aren’t Actually Problems at All Seth GodinCompliance Is Quite Different From Contribution Seth GodinExploring the Multifaceted Roles of Trust in Relationships and … Continue reading Authority Verses Responsibility Seth Godin (2018)

Responsibility Begins with the Willingness to Take the Stand That One Is Cause in the Matter of One’s Life Werner Erhard

Responsibility begins with the willingness to take the stand that one is cause in the matter of one’s life. It is a declaration not an assertion, that is, it is a context from which one chooses to live. Responsibility is not burden, fault, praise, blame, credit, shame or guilt. In responsibility, there is no evaluation of good or bad, right or … | Werner Erhard Continue reading Responsibility Begins with the Willingness to Take the Stand That One Is Cause in the Matter of One’s Life Werner Erhard

Choose to Be Audacious Enough to Take Responsibility for the Entire Human Family Werner Erhard

We can choose to be audacious enough to take responsibility for the entire human family. We can choose to make our love for the world what our lives are really about. Each of us has the opportunity, the privilege, to make a difference in creating a world that works for all of us. It will require courage, audacity and heart. It is much more radical … | Werner Erhard Continue reading Choose to Be Audacious Enough to Take Responsibility for the Entire Human Family Werner Erhard

Peter Block, the Grand Inquisitor, and Leadership Leadership, freedom, and the burden of responsibility

Leadership is often seen as providing guidance and security. However, authentic leadership may lie in confronting people with their own freedom, even when they resist it. Understanding this tension can help us rethink power, responsibility, and the choices we make in politics, religion, and the age of AI. Continue reading Peter Block, the Grand Inquisitor, and Leadership Leadership, freedom, and the burden of responsibility

The Meaning of Purpose ** Purpose has a nuanced meaning

Understanding Teleology Fundamental Questions About Human Life ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Understanding “purpose” is key to exploring questions about life’s meaning or the universe’s purpose. The term encompasses reasons, goals, and intended outcomes of … Continue reading The Meaning of Purpose ** Purpose has a nuanced meaning

The Case for Longtermism How thinking long-term can shape a better future for humanity

What Is the Purpose of Humanity ** Introduction: Our Evolutionary Journey Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Longtermism is a philosophy focused on doing the most cumulative good possible from a civilization-scale perspective. It argues we should … Continue reading The Case for Longtermism How thinking long-term can shape a better future for humanity

From Knowledge to Agency Developing agency in a changing world - cultivating the capacity to act

Agency is our ability to make intentional choices and act independently, shaping our lives and identities. The challenge is transitioning from acquiring knowledge to actively using it in the real world. We need to embrace the dynamic nature of agency to turn knowledge into impactful actions and decisions. Continue reading From Knowledge to Agency Developing agency in a changing world – cultivating the capacity to act

I. Take Responsibility We need to take responsibility for the changes we wish to see in the world

Introduction: Principles of Conversational Leadership II. Embrace Complexity Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Take responsibility: In life, we can choose to take responsibility in several ways. Most critically, we can choose to take ownership of the … Continue reading I. Take Responsibility We need to take responsibility for the changes we wish to see in the world

What Commitment Really Means We are committed when we decide to do something without any expectation of return

Introduction: Motivation and Engagement ** Motivation ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Commitment shapes our decisions and actions, but not all commitments are the same. Without true commitment, hesitation and uncertainty hold us back. The moment … Continue reading What Commitment Really Means We are committed when we decide to do something without any expectation of return

Take Responsibility for the Conversation ** We all need to take responsibility for the quality of our conversations

Turn Monologues Into Dialogues Speak with Less Conviction Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Take responsibility for the conversation: A few participants dominate many conversations, and as a result, there is no real engagement or energy in … Continue reading Take Responsibility for the Conversation ** We all need to take responsibility for the quality of our conversations

Exploring the Multifaceted Roles of Trust in Relationships and Society Without trust our civilization would collapse

Reframing Questions Raising the Ships on the Sea Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Trust is the force that holds our society together. It is the glue that connects us, builds communities, and is one of the … Continue reading Exploring the Multifaceted Roles of Trust in Relationships and Society Without trust our civilization would collapse

The Difference Between Responsibility and Accountability We take responsibility but are held accountable

Punished by Rewards We Need to Stop Trying to Do Things to Each Other Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close We use the words responsibility and accountability loosely in everyday language, but what’s the difference? We take responsibility but … Continue reading The Difference Between Responsibility and Accountability We take responsibility but are held accountable

Knowledge Café Outcomes The outcomes are what you take away in your head

Knowledge Café History Knowledge Café Applications Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The outcomes of a Knowledge Café are not tangible outcomes such as decisions, plans, or consensus. The outcomes are what the participants take away in … Continue reading Knowledge Café Outcomes The outcomes are what you take away in your head