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Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

September 9, 2008

From: Gerzon, M. (2006). Leading through conflict: how successful leaders transform differences into opportunities. Boston: Harvard Business Press.

The world is full of gatherings for the like-minded. People go to a great deal of trouble to sequester themselves with people who think like them and to screen out people who are different. Instead, leave your 'comfort zone' and seek out diverse people who will challenge your assumptions. If you practice being present, inquiring, and listening, your world will never be the same. Before you know it, you will have crossed divides that would otherwise have been impassable (Gerzon, 2006, p.165).

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Created: 2008-12-05, Updated: 2009-01-08