CHAPTER 9

How Shall You Then Live?

The problem in my life and other people’s lives is not the absence of knowing what to do, but the absence of doing it.

—Peter Drucker

There are times to persist. There are times to start over. And the decision is rarely uncomplicated.

Rick Smith worked for a global executive search and leadership consulting practice. As an executive in the firm, Rick had daily conversations with global CEOs and board of directors about the qualities and experiences they sought in leaders. He had an idea: “We should create cohorts of the top leaders in different functional areas and create exclusive private groups. No video. No recordings. Just transparent communities where executives can be free to talk among their peers. And ...

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