Move beyond the old assumptions, practices, and language that can be barriers to equal access.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the need to challenge and move past outdated ideas and practices that hinder equal access for everyone.
Frances Hesselbein encourages individuals and organizations to reevaluate and discard old assumptions and practices that may create obstacles to equality. By doing so, we can foster a more inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to participate equally, regardless of their background or circumstances.
In practice
In a discussion about workplace diversity, one might say, 'As Frances Hesselbein suggests, we must move beyond the old assumptions about hiring practices.'
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You can change all things for the better when you change yourself for the better.
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Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
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