Editor’s note: Thanks to Vistage Chair Artie Isaac for pointing me toward the concept of “polarities.” I’ve spent a life stumped trying to “solve” them and research proves I’m on the wrong track. Dr. Johnson gets a little abstract for me but the fundamental points made are real eye-openers for me. He connects things that have confused me eternally in a manner I can mostly understand. He also reassures me that in business, just as in life the right thing to do is also the most successful for all involved.
Excerpt: “Leaders and organizations that leverage polarities (clear and flexible; visionary and grounded; self-assured and humble) well outperform those that don’t.”
