Monthly Archives: January 2021

Greenleaf writes: The quality of a modern society is determined largely by the quality of its institutions, and institution building is the process by which a highly organized society moves along.  Forward movement generally results from the ‘pull’ of a … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: …awareness, opening wide the doors of perception so as to take in more of what is available of sensory experience and other signals from the environment than people usually take in.  It is not hard to do and … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: As a practical matter, on most important decisions there is an information gap…between the solid information in hand and what is needed.  The art of leadership rests, in part, on the ability to bridge that gap by intuition.  … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: Acceptance requires a tolerance of imperfection.  …Many otherwise able people are disqualified to lead because they cannot work with and through the half-people…  The secret of institution building is to be able to weld a team of such … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: …one cannot serve as one leads…without being a good listener.  …Listening begins with attention and the search for understanding, both the outward manifestation and the inward conviction of really searching to understand.  This must be communicated by the … Continue reading →