Steve Farber is the president of Extreme Leadership, an consultancy devoted to development of “Extreme Leaders.” He is a leadership coach, speaker and author of several best sellers including The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership which some consider to be one of the top business books of all time. He’s posted the declaration below and asked his readers to add their digital signature to his growing list of Extreme Leaders. I have added my digitized signature. (Sign Petition at this Link). (And note, you are not obligated to make a contribution after the first pop-up)
We, the undersigned, have devoted ourselves–personally and professionally–to changing the world, in some way, for the better.
We strive to use what we have –- passion, talent, desire, resources, imagination, time -– to make a difference, to expand the rightness of things.
We don’t consider ourselves to be naive or idealistic–although others certainly may. We are pragmatists of the highest order: we believe there is nothing more eminently practical than looking at the world, asking, “how can this be better?” and then holding ourselves personally accountable for getting it done.
We recognize that big, broad, systemic changes need to happen in our society: policies need to shift, attitudes need to evolve, and priorities need to change—and we’ll do whatever we can to contribute to those transformations over time.
In the meantime,
Regardless of what is or is not happening “out there”, and regardless of what other people are or are not doing to change things for the better, we commit to making a difference in the way we lead TODAY.
We are business people, educators, volunteers, friends and neighbors who share a common desire: to help each other to help each other–and we’ll take a Radical Leap to do so.
We are today’s Extreme Leaders, and we invite you to join us.
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