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I believe that what is important today is that we uncover the violence within us and discover that under the violence there is something very beautiful. We must discover the power within us to receive the Holy Spirit. >~ Jean Vanier: Encountering 'the Other' p. 27 Behavior comes out of the body's sensing of reality. And when someone is a "straight-shooter," you can depend that their "sense of things" is aligned from belief to outcome. This is no longer the case--not in leadership, not in fe… Continue

From any discussion of human nature and behavior, one can see that human bodies inherit all sorts of tendencies. Wanting, hungering, thirsting, restlessness, desiring. And that's how human life IS ... urges and the desire to adopt sensations. Okay. Now, let's talk about what society NEEDS in order to be stable, live-promoting, interesting, and satisfying. Subtle behavioral cues rather than force. Bingo. Today's society wants to FORCE a foreclosure on families, on neighborhoods, on communi… Continue

I dare say, it's easier to spout ideology than it is to say "what happens when" Doncha think? If we had courage, we would be telling about corruption and influence-peddling. But we don't. If we had courage, we would reveal the feeling that, things are out of control of humankind. But we'd never do that. People would disapprove. If we had courage, other peoples' expectations would not be allowed to dominate. But as things are, a few certain people have power to undo us, so we better keep q… Continue

Share with us your observations about uplifting leadership that gets people to face fears in a way that accelerates transformation. Click here to link to Thomas Homer-Dixon's article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090406.wbkdixon06/BNStory/Front/ Continue

Share with us your comments to Professor Mintzberg's analysis that is featured in this week's OnCourage 25 March 2009 newsletter. Click here to read article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090313.wcomintzberg16/BNStory/specialComment/ Continue

Our newsletter this week includes a link to the Rafa"el music video that has caused a stir and gone viral on YouTube. The video was designed to promote the connection between India and Israel. Some people think it's bold and creative. Others feel that it has "crossed a line." If you were a senior executive who was asked to justify a video like this, what would you do if challenged by your board of directors or if your good name was besmirched in the news and in cyber-space? Click here to view… Continue

Please visit the Faith and Freedom Project website. Just click the following link or copy and paste the address in the URL bar of your browser: http://sites.google.com/ffprojectw Continue

Share with us your reactions and comments to Tom Bowes' article that appears in this week's OnCourage 11 March 2009 newsletter. Continue

An inspirational thought from Leonardo da Vinci "Success is pretty simple. You do something. Most things fail. Some of it works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The part that takes courage is the doing something else."

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