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I tend to have a metaphysical attitude about the books I read \u2013 I believe they\u2019re put in front of me just when I need their specific information in my life.\u00a0 Whether you agree or disagree that the universe conspires to help you this way, I recently came across a book that reinforces my conviction.<\/p>\n
When I\u2019d finished writing, Lead From The Heart,<\/em> I began thinking about how I could engage people in further discussion around its ideas.\u00a0 Entirely new to social media, I signed up for Facebook and Twitter and began researching how other authors used them.\u00a0 Not surprising (at least to me), the first tweet I read was from the CEO of a well-known book publisher.\u00a0 His message: \u201cIf you\u2019re a new author, make sure you read a book called Tribes<\/em>, by Seth Godin.\u201d<\/p>\n Believing this was a message intended especially for me, I found the book and read it in one sitting.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what Godin told me<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cThere\u2019s a tribe of fellow believers or readers just waiting for a leader to connect them to one another and lead them where they want to go.\u00a0 There is an opportunity to assemble a tribe \u2013 a group of like-minded people \u2013 and lead it.\u00a0 The new highly leveraged tools of the Net make it easier than ever to create a movement, to make things happen, to get things done. All that is missing is leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n Godin believes that people are yearning for change, relish being part of a meaningful community and deeply want to talk about things that are remarkable \u2013 not boring.<\/p>\n Reading this book, I was deeply inspired.<\/p>\n I know it\u2019s my purpose to be a voice of change in how we lead people in the American workplace.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s my belief that valuing, developing and honoring the people we lead is a catalyst for high engagement and productivity, and that our old ways of managing are entirely destructive to people and to business.\u00a0\u00a0 These remain heretical ideas in a lot of companies.<\/p>\n What Godin has motivated me to do is to become the leader of a tribe of people who share the belief that leading more from the heart is entirely appropriate \u2013 not soft, sentimental or even detrimental to profit.<\/p>\n And so I\u2019m looking for people to join me.\u00a0\u00a0 If this idea excites you, my pledge is to routinely stimulate the discussion and to ensure your great ideas about leading from the heart in business are shared within our tribe.\u00a0 I invite you to join our movement and encourage you to invite others.<\/p>\n Together, I believe we can influence a major and profound change in business \u2013 and that\u2019s the idea.<\/p>\n