{"product_id":"leading-from-within-isbn-9780787988692","title":"Leading from Within","description":"\u003ci\u003eLeading from Within\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful collection of  ninety-three poems from well-loved poets, each of which is accompanied by a brief personal commentary from a leader explaining the significance and meaning of the poem in his or her life and work. The contributors represent a wide range of professions including Vanguard Group founder John Bogle, MoveOn.org cofounder Joan Blades, several members of Congress, Christian activist Brian McLaren, business guru Peter Senge, and many other leaders from business, medicine, education, nonprofits, law, politics and government, and religion. In their reflections, these leaders explore how they have been inspired by poets such as T.S. Eliot, Mary Oliver, William Stafford, Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Robert Frost, Rumi, May Sarton, Wallace Stevens, Wendell Berry, and Rainer Maria Rilke. \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLeading from Within\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the most soulful treatment of leadership ever composed. Leadership is first an inner quest, and there is absolutely no better place to explore your inner territory than in the pages of this book. This is an evocative work of art; do yourself an immense favor, and engage with these amazing and diverse leaders and their poems.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJim Kouzes\u003c\/b\u003e, coauthor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Leadership Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Leader's Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLeading from Within\u003c\/i\u003e makes brilliant use of the world's great poets to inspire us to lead with our hearts as well as our heads. It calls to the deeper purpose and meaning within all of us to use our gifts to serve others.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBill George\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eTrue North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a superb collection of poems and deeply personal reflections from a wide range of real leaders. It is a gift to all of us who believe in bringing our hearts to our work.\" —Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The entries in this wonderful anthology are a joy to read and all the more interesting because of their special meaning to the leaders who recommended them. It is a book that every nonprofit leader should place among those they draw upon for inspiration every day.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDiana Aviv\u003c\/b\u003e, president and CEO, Independent Sector\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLeading from Within\u003c\/i\u003e offers a candid view straight into the heart and soul of leaders striving to do good and effective work in the world. The poems and commentaries remind us that leadership is always deeply personal and chock-full of dilemmas that must be addressed by creativity, passion, imagination, and courage.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJeff Swartz\u003c\/b\u003e, president and CEO, Timberland\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xv\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMadeleine K. Albright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note to Our Readers xix\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSam M. Intrator and Megan Scribner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxv\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParker J. Palmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalled 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlfred Lord Tennyson’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Ulysses”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., president, Waterkeeper Alliance 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Dickinson’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Nicole Gagnon, college student leader 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLangston Hughes’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Madam’s Calling Card”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Kyle Dodson, high school principal 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Stafford’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Way It Is”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Michael Intrator, managing director, emissions trading company 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Carlos Williams’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Asphodel, That Greeny Flower” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e[Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Peter S. Temes, president, ILO Institute 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReinhold Niebuhr’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Irony of American History”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Rosemary Jordano Shore, founder, ChildrenFirst 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Blake’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Songs of Innocence”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Michael Singleton, director of coaching, Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary Snyders’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“For the Children”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Betsy Taylor, founder, Center for the New American Dream 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheodore Roethke’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Cuttings (Later)”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Brian D. McLaren, author, speaker, evangelical activist 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. S. Eliot’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Little Gidding”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Kathleen Kostelny, international consultant on children affected by war and violence 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarge Piercy’s “\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo be of use”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Martha Bergmark, president, Mississippi Center for Justice 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEugene McCarthy’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Ares”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Mary Beth Yarrow, documentary film producer 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefining Moments 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdrienne Rich’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“In Those Years”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Peter Karoff, founder and chairman, The Philanthropic Initiative 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWendell Berry’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A Vision”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Barbara Hummel, corporate and nonprofit facilitator 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Shakespeare’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Sonnet 29”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Orli Cotel, national publicist, Sierra Club 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenise Levertov’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Avowal”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Craig Dykstra, senior vice president, Lilly Endowment 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarge Piercy’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The seven of pentacles”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Jake B. Schrum, president, Southwestern University 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Art of Disappearing”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Ted Falcon, rabbi and radio host 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. S. Eliot’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Joseph L. Subbiondo, president, California Institute of Integral Studies 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Ayot’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Contract”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Geoff Bellman, leadership consultant and author 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmelia Earhart’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Courage”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by John Wimmer, program director, Lilly Endowment 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Stafford’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Listening”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by David Brooks Andrews, journalist 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Adios”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Pamela Seigle, executive director, Center for Courage \u0026amp; Renewal Northeast 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes It Aches 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhalib’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“For the raindrop, joy is in entering the river”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Ann Myers, former school superintendent 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Oliver’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Spring Azures”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Bonnie Allen, president, Center for Law \u0026amp; Renewal 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Blake’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Auguries of Innocence”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by James O’Leary, Catholic priest 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudy Brown’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Trough”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Linda Wolfe, small-business owner 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRumi’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Childhood Friends” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e[Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Karen E. Adams, physician and medical residency program director 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLangston Hughes’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Mother to Son”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Estrus Tucker, president and CEO, Liberation Community, Inc. 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYehuda Amichai’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“End of Elul”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Liz Lerman, artistic director, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol Prejean Zippert’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“When You Get Lost”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Tom Beech, president and CEO, Fetzer Institute 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry Nouwen’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Work Around Your Abyss”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by John Marston, alternative schools administrator 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabriela Mistral’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Daybreak\/Amanecer”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Sandra P. Daley, pediatrician and medical school dean 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Nepo’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Accepting This”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Wayne Muller, minister and author 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePay Attention 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Wagoner’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Lost”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Peter Senge, founding chair, Society for Organizational Learning 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRainer Maria Rilke’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I am too alone in the world, and not alone enough” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e[Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Bill White, pastor, Emmanuel Church 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn O’Donohue’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Fluent”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Carla M. Dahl, psychotherapist and dean at Bethel Seminary 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTao Ching’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“#33”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Kevin Fickenscher, executive vice president, Healthcare Transformation at Perot Systems 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Whyte’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Opening of Eyes”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Hanna B. Sherman, physician and medical educator 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Ernest Henley’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Invictus”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by David J. Garren, professor, U.S. Naval Academy 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNevin Compton Trammell’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I’m Tired, I’m Whipped”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Karen Lee Turner, pastoral musician 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYehuda Amichai’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Diameter of the Bomb”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Howie Schaffer, public outreach director, Public Education Network 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRainer Maria Rilke’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Panther”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by David C. Leach, physician and executive director of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Stafford’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“With Kit, Age 7, At the Beach”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Lee Rush, founder and executive director, justCommunity, Inc. 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePablo Neruda’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“XXXI”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Tony Deifell, founding board member, KaBOOM! 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Butler Yeats’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Lover pleads with his Friend for Old Friends”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Jim McDermott, congressman, 7th district of Washington 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Frost’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Mending Wall”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Adam Bunting, high school administrator 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Real Bottom Line 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Oliver’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Ponds”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by James A. Autry, author and former Fortune 500 executive 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWallace Stevens’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Pleasures of Merely Circulating”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Joan Blades, cofounder, MoveOn.org 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Frost’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Road Not Taken”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by James E. Rogers, president and CEO, Duke Energy Corporation 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Simic’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Stone”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Dean Conway, middle school teacher and coach 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWendell Berry’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Sabbaths”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Jay F. Smith, superintendent, United Methodist Church 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eW. H. Auden’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“After Reading a Child’s Guide to Modern Physics”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Eric Walsh, physician and associate chairman of Family Medicine 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Mariani’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Peaceable Kingdom”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Robert (Chip) Wood, elementary school principal 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Spender’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Truly Great”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Betty Sue Flowers, director, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRabindranath Tagore’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Grasp of Your Hand”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by L. J. Rittenhouse, president, andBEYOND Communications 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Oliver’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“What I Have Learned So Far”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Paul Batalden, physician and medical educator 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilly Collins’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Night House”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Sterling K. Speirn, president and CEO, W. K. Kellogg Foundation 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDare to Endure 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Browning’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Andrea del Sarto”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Harry Barnes, former ambassador, Romania, India, and Chile 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEzzeddin Nasafi’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Oh, my friend”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Charles Gibbs, executive director, United Religions Initiative 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack Gilbert’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Abnormal Is Not Courage”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Jim Burke, author and high school teacher 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIbn Arabi’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“There was a time I would reject those”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Eboo Patel, founder and executive director, Interfatih Youth Core. 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinston O. Abbott’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Let me remember”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Annie Goeke de La Bouillerie, codirector, Earth Rights Institute 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRumi’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“What is This Fragrance”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Jamal Rahman, Muslim Sufi minister at the Interfaith Community Church 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReb Nachman’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The entire world is a very narrow bridge”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Jaime Banks, communications researcher in public health 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeamus Heaney’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Cure at Troy”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Doug Tanner, founder, The Faith \u0026amp; Politics Institute 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKenneth Patchen’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“In Order to”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Peter Pollard, public education director, Stop It Now! 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Butler Yeats’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Earth, Fire and Water”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Elizabeth A. Keene Reder, bereavement coordinator, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolly Near’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Rock Will Wear Away”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Tammy Baldwin, congresswoman, 2nd district of Wisconsin 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading Together 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Creeley’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Warning”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Dan Wieden, founder, Wieden + Kennedy ad agency 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLangston Hughes’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Let America Be America Again”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt] and Countee Cullen’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Yet Do I Marvel”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Linda K. Bowen, executive director, Institute for Community Peace 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalt Whitman’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Song of the Open Road”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Janet Tiebout Hanson, founder, 85 Broads; and chair, Milestone Capital 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouis MacNeice’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Snow”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Irene Martin, Episcopal priest and commercial fisher 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Dickinson’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I dwell in Possibility”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Eileen Quinn, senior communications officer, PATH 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWislawa Szymborska’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A Note”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Billy Shore, founder and executive director, Share Our Strength 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaudia Schmidt’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Replenish”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Molly D. Anderson, food systems scholar 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiz Rosenberg’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“In the End We Are All Light”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Ted Lord, president and CEO, Humanities Washington 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMay Sarton’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“All Souls”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Patricia E. de Jong, minister, First Congregational Church of Berkeley 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHafiz’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“How do I listen?”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Pat Moore Harbour, founding director, Healing the Heart of Diversity 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Dickinson’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Thomas B. Coburn, president, Naropa University 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Service’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Spell of the Yukon”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e [Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Linda Chamberlain, epidemiologist and founding director, Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Luther King Jr.’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Drum Major Instinct” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e[Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Jim Kielsmeier, founder, president, and CEO, National Youth Leadership Council 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack At It 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThich Nhat Hanh’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“For Warmth”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Henry Emmons, physician and author 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Frost’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Directive”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Tom Allen, congressman, 1st district of Maine 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudy Brown’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Fire”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Becky van der Bogert, former school superintendent 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaisy Zamora’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Song of Hope”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Kathleen Gille, former congressional aide 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLao Tzu’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The uses of not”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Peter Schneider, architect 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Kindness”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Lois Capps, congresswoman, 23rd distrrict of California 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Hayden’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Those Winter Sundays”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Brian Dunlap, high school administrator 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Wordsworth’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Tintern Abbey”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Carol Tecla Christ, president, Smith College 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWendell Berry’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The Peace of Wild Things”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, founder and president, AmericaSpeaks 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Stafford’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Silver Star”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by Diana Chapman Walsh, former president, Wellesley College 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfred Lord Tennyson’s \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Ulysses” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e[Excerpt]\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereflection by John C. Bogle, founder, The Vanguard Group 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading with Fire: Using Poetry in Our Life and Work 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword by David Whyte 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGratitudes 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCenter for Courage \u0026amp; Renewal 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editors 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCredits 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam M. Intrator\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at Smith College and founder of the Smith College Urban Education Initiative. A Kellogg National Leadership Fellow, he is the author\/editor of five books, including \u003ci\u003eTuned In and Fired Up\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeaching with Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStories of the Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegan Scribner\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor who also documents and evaluates programs for nonprofits. She is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eTeaching with Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor with Parker J. Palmer of \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection and Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e, Tenth Anniversary Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Like fraternal twins, each pair of facing pages introduces you to magically close companions—an inspired practitioner and a poet who lit the leader's fuse or touched his or her soul. Each touched a deep place in the leader within me.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDan Mulhern\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eEveryday Leadership: Getting Results in Business, Politics, and Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Do you want to be a more effective, courageous leader? Then read this book. [You may] realize that you must lead with your heart as well as your mind to inspire people to willingly follow.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePeter Roy\u003c\/b\u003e, former president, Whole Foods Market, and coauthor, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Hard Choices\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership is more than principles or practices—it requires heart, courage, and wisdom, qualities that can be inspired and informed by poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this beautiful collection of 93 poems, accompanied by a brief personal commentary, leaders reflect on how poetry helps them make sense of the challenges and possibilities in their work. The contributors represent a wide range of professions including Vanguard Group founder John Bogle, MoveOn.org cofounder Joan Blades, several members of Congress, Christian activist Brian McLaren, business guru Peter Senge, and leaders from business, medicine, education, nonprofits, law, politics, and religion. The poems include works by well-loved poets such as T.S. Eliot, Mary Oliver, William Stafford, Rumi, Langston Hughes, May Sarton, Pablo Neruda, Rainier Maria Rilke, Robert Frost, and Wendell Berry. As they did for teachers in their best-selling book Teaching with Fire, Sam M. Intrator and Megan Scribner inspire and nourish the hearts and souls of leaders of all kinds in \u003ci\u003eLeading from Within\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLeading from Within\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLeading from Within\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the most soulful treatment of leadership ever composed. Leadership is first an inner quest, and there is absolutely no better place to explore your inner territory than in the pages of this book. This is an evocative work of art; do yourself an immense favor, and engage with these amazing and diverse leaders and their poems.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJim Kouzes\u003c\/b\u003e, coauthor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Leadership Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Leader's Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Leading from Within makes brilliant use of the world's great poets to inspire us to lead with our hearts as well as our heads. It calls to the deeper purpose and meaning within all of us to use our gifts to serve others.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBill George\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eTrue North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a superb collection of poems and deeply personal reflections from a wide range of real leaders. 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