In this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathyrn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore "Cutting Loose" by poet William Stafford.
Kelli and Kathryn discuss the leadership quality of empathy and what it means to remain in touch with shared sorrow while bringing people from there they are. When a breakdown occurs, what can be done differently to achieve breakthough?
"Cutting Loose" by William Stafford, Copyright 1982. Permission granted by Kim Stafford. The poem is available in a collection titled "Dancing with Joy: 99 Poems" by Roger Housden, published by Harmony; First Edition (March 13, 2007).
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