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billsay
billsay
Leadership from the margins
Oct 5 2011, 8:24 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 5 2011, 8:24 PM EDT
Greetings!
I love this site and the discussion of collective leadership in particular!
My thoughts today go towards the marginalized one who leads with the
perspective that may be missing from the mainstream body of the collective and the collective that has enough “deep democracy” to be aware of the value of the marginal person or perspective. For me one of the implicit benefits of collective leadership is that
it is a big step away from the pitfalls of “the leader” and system who often expresses rank within an organization without sufficient awareness as to how this may suppress other contributions and leadership, particularly if its counter to the main culture. Collectives need the marginal as growth and evolution often come from the edges and I think the ones that support and practice deep inclusion do the best with change, especially the unintended kind. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this!

Warm wishes,
Bill Say
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