Monthly Archives: November 2020

Greenleaf writes: Gradualists, because they are slow and willing to wait, run the risk of being mistaken for do-nothingers.  But the difference is profound.  The do-nothinger does not ever intend to push the wall over.  The gradualist fully intends to … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: Gradualism, as I see it, is more a disposition than a method.  One is comfortable with a slow pace and accepts taking opportunities when they come rather than trying to batter down offending walls that are not ready … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: …to be a gradualist…it was my natural way of working.  …a professor…he was wise in the ways of men and institutions, something beyond scholarship… I was sensitive to this quality in him…  One morning…he said something like this: … Continue reading →

A manager that Greenleaf knew came to him one day and ‘bitterly complained’ about his ‘lot.’  Greenleaf responded: I said to him as gently as I could, “Did it ever occur to you that if you were to make a … Continue reading →

The future depends upon what we do in the present. –Gandhi Rather than quote and comment, this morning I have decided to offer us a long excerpt from Greenleaf.  I invite you, gentle reader, to take some time and reflect … Continue reading →