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"Hello, Just to acknowledge with thanks that it's a very interesting conversation that is going on here. I'm following it closely. Warmly, Stephan"

"Valuing Diversity is the key challenge ! His Everyone, Fantastic what's going on here ! In Europe we have a long tradition of wars pointing out our differences mainly in terms of world views and interests. The latest war we had in Europe…"

"Sorry, won't be able to join on Monday. However, will stay connected to this thread and see how I can contribute on that. Best Stephan"

"So do I."

"Hi Valentine, First of all I'd like to thank you for the light you've brought during this encounter ALIA Europe 2010. Thanks for having launched this discussion. Quite in synchronicity I just had a discussion yesterday with my partner…"

"Googling about simplexity I found, the following that I'd like to share. Professor Petter Wipperman about simplexity : "We long for simplicity and satisfaction. Simplexity therefore stands for a balance between the growing complexity of…"

"Hi Elva, I have been working in the area of leadership and leaders for a while and, for me, the most obvious distinction is that Leadership is a complex set of appropriate skills and capabilities in action whereas a leader is a term we use for the…"

"Hello, Elva! The assumptions that the "followership" determines the leadership and the Hall-Tonna Map gave me the insight that it has a certain link with the process of maturity and with the Spiral Dynamics. Maturity process as per…"

"I am touched by the replies and inspired to add some more. I have been an operational manager for much of my life and at the age of 62 had another of what has been a series of progressive "insights" into who I am and what life means for…"

"I resonate with what you have written, Rex. What you and Bohm describe assumes values priorities in the Hall-Tonna Map - Phase III - Self-Initiating (5 and 6). We can measure whether a person or group has these values (capacities). Cheers, e "

"Thanks for your words Rex; really good way of putting this! Ria"

"I am fascinated by this discussion and wondered if anyone has read David Bohm's essays "On dialogue"? An early premise was that to engage in discussion there needs to be a "leader", and then I remembered Bohm's…"

"Hello, Stephan! The 30-year research of my company, Values Technology, Inc shows a connection between personal values priorities and the leader style. It is one of our assumptions that the 'followership" determines the leadership. In…"

"Hi John, I understand that some may have an issue with the term 'follow'. Since it is the commonly accepted word I will continue to use it. However, I suggest you read it as 'fellow'. ;-)) In fact the more I try to define and…"

"I feel that followership is being part of a shared vision or outcome. Personally I continue to have an issue with the term 'follow'. Maybe I view following it as a form of compulsion. My preference is for a 'partner'…"