Chapter 3Mindset

AS RALPH WALDO EMERSON PUT IT, “What is life but the angle of vision? People are measured by the angle at which they look at objects.” Everyone has set ways of viewing the world—themselves and their roles included. It is our worldview—our loose bundle of truths for leading and living—that drives our actions.

Imagine a leader standing alone in a room. On one wall the word “yang” is emblazoned and, on the opposite wall, “yin.” The leader is facing one wall and his back is completely turned to the other. He is blind to it. For all intents and purposes, it simply does not exist for him so he makes no attempt to consider it or change his position in the room to see it. This is the very definition of “absolute lopsidedness.” Now, imagine ...

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