As a species, we are well-suited to thrive in an environment of threat where resources are scarce, but are not always ready to reap the benefits of harmony, peace, and plenty. Yet we do have the capacity to override the hidden assumptions of peril that create the world we see.
The foremost challenge for leaders today, the authors suggest, is to maintain the clarity to stand confidently in the universe of possibility, and to bring the hope of possibility to others. This "leader of possibility" rejects the fear of scarcity that promotes divisions between people. Frameworks that bring forth possibility, restructure meanings, create visions, and establish environments where anything is possible is the work of this new leader and this chapter outlines the steps for inventing and sustaining these frameworks.
This chapter was originally published as Chapter 11 of "The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life."
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