Quotes From "The Practice Of Adaptive Leadership: Tools And Tactics For Changing Your Organization And The World" By Ronald A. Heifetz

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Your inspiration taps hidden reserves of promise that sustain people through times that induce despair. You enable people to envision a future that sustains the best from their past while also holding out new possibilities. Ronald A. Heifetz
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What people resist is not change per se, but loss. Ronald A. Heifetz
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If you find what you do each day seems to have no link to any higher purpose, you probably want to rethink what you're doing. Ronald A. Heifetz
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Your silence creates a vacuum for others to fill The key is to stay present and keep listening. The silence of holding steady is different from the silence of holding back. Ronald A. Heifetz
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Knowing how the environment is pulling your strings and playing you is critical to making responsive rather than reactive moves. Ronald A. Heifetz
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The activity of interpreting might be understood as listening for the 'song beneath the words. Ronald A. Heifetz
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Your behavior reflects your actual purposes. Ronald A. Heifetz