Peter Pula is the Founder of Axiom News. Here is his post on Why Hosting Is Harder than Leading. He writes that:
“We have become so remarkably accustomed to a form of leadership that comes from the top.”
“Top down leadership seems easier in the short term, but I believe it takes its toll. Too many leaders I have seen are in despair, … without the power to give life but only to take it away or at best hold the line.”
“Hosting the space for generativity is a different game entirely. … Deep, deep democracy is at work.”
“Holding space for life … starts with acknowledging you are a limited perceiver. … the best hosts must … [be] ready to be changed personally, to learn, and to be surprised.”
“… nothing changes until those gathered drop into their truest intentions and purposes and come into presence with one another …”
“As a host … Are you able to stay ‘still in disturbance’ when you have unleashed life on an unsuspecting routine? … Can you stay ‘soft’ and out of leader-centric narcissism, its highs and lows, its doubts and certainties? Can you tenderly hold what is being born?”
Here is Peter Pula’s full blog archive.
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