Leveraging Polarities – For Ourselves, Organizations, Countries, and the Planet

Barry Johnson
Polarities are energy pairs we can leverage in order to achieve our preferred future faster with greater sustainability. We live in them and they live in us. We live in organizational polarities. They often show up as tough decisions or tensions: Should we centralize for system integration or decentralize to support entrepreneurial initiative? Should we preserve our core traditions or go after innovation? Also, leadership polarities live within us: Should we be clear or flexible? Should we be grounded or visionary

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