I want to be represented by people who are thoughtful, self-aware and collaborative. What would a system that elevated such people look like?
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of having considerate and cooperative individuals in positions of influence.
George Monbiot's quote reflects a desire for leadership that prioritizes thoughtfulness, self-awareness, and collaboration. It challenges us to envision systems and structures that support and elevate these qualities, suggesting that the effectiveness of a community or organization relies on the character and mindset of its leaders.
In practice
This quote can be shared at a leadership seminar to inspire future leaders.
The notions that nature exists to serve us; that its value consists of the instrumental benefits we can extract; that this value can be measured in cash terms; and that what can't be measured does not matter, have proved lethal to the rest of life on Earth.
I believe that anyone who wants to stand in a national election should receive a course of psychotherapy. Completing the course should be a qualification for office. This wouldn't change the behaviour of psychopaths, but it might prevent some people who exercise power from imposing their own deep wounds on others.
I became an environmentalist because I love the living world, but I spend much of my life thinking about electricity, industrial processes and civil engineering.
Places that have become agricultural deserts, trashed by giant corporations, could be reforested, drawing carbon dioxide from the air on a vast scale. The ecosystems of land and sea could recover, not just in pockets but across great tracts of the planet.
Never underestimate the power of intrinsic values. They inspire every struggle for a better world.
Why is it so easy to save the banks - but so hard to save the biosphere?
Trying to be a leader in a sort of very atypical workplace like 'Saturday Night Live' forces you to realize that no one wants you to be their leader. If you can help them get their thing on TV or whatever, they want that. But no adult is looking for a role model.
The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.
When we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise in response to the question, βWhat is the best I can do under the given circumstances?β
Nothing can be made except by makers, nothing can be managed except by managers. Money cannot make anything and money cannot manage anything.
Our partnership has been built on four pillars The first pillar is peace. The second pillar is freedom. The third pillar is respect. The fourth pillar is cooperation.
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