Perseverance: Leadership in Turbulent Times
Dr. Margaret Wheatley
If you'd like to attend Perseverance: Leadership in Turbulent Times you can either choose the evening session on October 19 or both the evening session along with the all-day workshop on October 20. Ticket information can be found with the links below.
Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, SFU Woodwards
Segal School of Business, Event Rooms 1300-1500
 The Dalai Lama Center spoke with Margaret Wheatley, author of the book Perseverance, to get an idea of what this word "perseverance" really means.
"Perseverance is the ability to keep going," says Wheatley. "It's a long term process. In Chinese, the character used for perseverance is often the same one used for patience. I think it's an apt description."
Wheatley will be talking about this concept of perseverance at her upcoming Speakers Series event Perseverance: Leadership in Turbulent Times, October 19-20.
"I very much want to support those who are still trying to do good work, to be compassionate, continuing to offer themselves to others, because I know that it's an increasingly difficult time," says Wheatley.
And in this time, she's hoping that leaders will emerge, leaders who have this perseverance but also the ability to listen to others with an open heart.
"It's a time of increasing fear and aggression and I feel we all need to make conscious choices about who we choose to be," says Wheatley. "We need many more leaders who can work with people."
The good news? Wheatley says these leaders are made, not born. We can all become leaders.
"Some people do have innate leadership, but there are millions and millions of people around the world who are not necessarily born leaders, but have become leaders through issues they care about. When the heart opens, that's when we find courage and that's the moment when we step forward and become a leader," says Wheatley.
And a true leader, she says, will not come from a place of self-preservation, but from a place of invitation and inclusion.
"We don't need any more heroes, but we need more hosts."
Perseverance: Leadership in Turbulent Times is presented in partnership with:
The DLC was created in 2005 to promote the Dalai Lama's vision of kindness, compassion and interconnectedness. We work to translate this vision into initiatives and programs that can make a difference in people's lives and help them make a difference in the world. Previous Speakers Series guests included Jody Williams, Paul Ekman and Sir Ken Robinson. For more information on the DLC, visit our web site at dalailamacenter.org.
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