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The Power Principle: Why Influential Leaders Outperform Forceful Ones

The Power Principle: Why Influential Leaders Outperform Forceful Ones Issue 207, April 10, 2025 We are intrigued by the uneasy balance between power and force – a debate that has recently become a focus of the American dialogue. This cultural conversation is underscored by author David Hawkins who wrote the insightful “Power vs. Force.” According to Hawkins, there’s an important distinction: “True power uplifts and serves the whole, while force demands justification and serves the few.” Here’s a simple way…

Why Do We Lie? The Sequel

Why Do We Lie? The Sequel Issue 180, October 3, 2024 Even the most optimistic among us must admit that we are living in an unprecedented and unpredictable public arena of deliberate misinformation and lies. It has become accepted behavior, and among some, a badge of honor. It is confusing and discouraging that intentional lies have become part of the fabric of our lives. If we don’t know what is true and whom to trust, it can lead to the…

The Power of Letting Go

The Power of Letting Go Issue 178, September 19, 2024 The Autumnal Equinox has made its annual appearance, and if you are anything like us, the change in seasons is bittersweet. On a simple level, we are leaving the sentimental idea of happy, sunny, summer days behind as we cross the bridge to winter’s edge. If we’re more realistic, we have to admit that the Summer of 2024 was the fourth hottest on record, and by August 15, 29,917 fires…

Power Plays

Power Plays Issue 135, November 16, 2023 As mindful observers of today’s national and global discourse, we would be among the first to remind you that we are all both a witness and a victim to power positioning among politicians, world leaders, global business moguls, and everyday bullies.  And as is often the case, when bad behavior is prevalent on the world stage, it tends to trickle down to the local level in organizations, relationships, families, and institutions.  It is…

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