The Power of Balance

By: stephen barden
  • Summary

  • We have been sold a myth: that good, successful leaders are fiercely competitive battlers. The aggressive combative leaders we have been taught to admire actually hold a deep seated anxiety that they and their world have a profoundly unbalanced power relationship. That their world is an actual or potential threat. Drawing from his book “How successful leaders do business with their world”, as well as conversations with top leaders, author and coach-mentor Stephen Barden argues that truly successful leaders, those who act on behalf of their entire constituencies, have learned that they and their worlds are partners with a manageable power balance. That their power lies in that balance. (Theme music: "Celtic Spirit" by Julius H. from Pixabay)

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Episodes
  • Wherefore Art Thou - The EU
    Feb 23 2025

    Stephen Barden turns his "Wherefore" spotlight on the European Union to ask: Where does the EU see its highest value in its world? Can that "Wherefore" carry it through the inevitable turmoil of next decade - or is it time to change, before it does it and its members real damage?

    Your constructive comments are always welcomed

    For more information about Stephen Barden and his work please visit:
    www. stephenbarden.org
    or
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/


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    25 mins
  • Wherefore Art Thou - the Organization
    Jan 13 2025

    In the second in the series "Wherefore Art Thou", Stephen Barden argues that if human beings need to have a balance of meaning and value with their world, then organizations certainly do.

    Your constructive comments are always welcomed

    For more information about Stephen Barden and his work please visit:
    www. stephenbarden.org
    or
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/


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    23 mins
  • Wherefore Art Thou - not the why but the wherefore
    Nov 28 2024

    Stephen Barden suggests that before we ask ourselves why? - to give us purpose - we could be asking "wherefore?" What is that place where we and our world value one another at the deepest level? And how is that question practical - let alone invaluable- in today's world?

    Your constructive comments are always welcomed

    For more information about Stephen Barden and his work please visit:
    www. stephenbarden.org
    or
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenbarden/


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    19 mins

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