Jul 28, 2014
Being able to read the patterns of human experience and then act on them with compassion is the essence of wisdom. In Lead with Wisdom, Mark Strom explores wisdom as the central tenet of great leadership. He argues that language defines reality because people connect with one another through language, deeper knowledge flows from words woven into stories, and honoring old stories builds the trust that allows leaders to create the new stories that generate lasting change. An organization’s or community’s stories are not invented by a leader and recited in monologue; instead, they arise from the collaborative creation of meaning through conversation.
