I gave my most recent book Perspective and Guidance for a Time of Deep Discord the subtitle: “Why We See Such Extreme Social and Political Polarization and What We Can Do About it.” Today conflict between ideological factions has become … Read More
[In response to today’s extreme social/political polarization, I’ll be doing a series of articles that take front-page-news issues and address them from a big-picture, systemic perspective—from above the partisan fray. My intent with this series is not to get people … Read More
It is important to appreciate how much leadership today is changing. The picture is not all reassuring. Trust in leadership of all sorts today is less than it was at the height of anti-authoritarian rhetoric in the 1960s. Respected … Read More
Excerpted from Hope and the Future: Culturally mature perspective confronts us with a realization that has striking implications not just for how we think about who we are.: The Modern Age picture of individuality—in which we have taken appropriate pride—reflects … Read More
From Cultural Maturity: A Guidebook for the Future: Essential leadership tasks: It is the job of political leadership to place before us culturally mature images of possibility, to take tough stands in the face of very real limits, and to … Read More
Today’s crisis of confidence pertains not just to leaders but to the institutions they lead. Nowhere is this more true than in government—with its tired inefficiencies and endless partisan bickering. What lies ahead? The story of governance, from tribal chieftains, … Read More