This Duality, Making Yourself Better While Teaching

The American Heritage Dictionary Defines Crucible As "a Place, Time, Or Situation Characterized By The Confluence Of Powerful Intellectual, Social, Economic, Or Political Forces; A Severe Test Of Patience Or Belief; A Vessel For Melting Material At High Temperatures." A Crucible Was The Vessel In Which Medieval Alchemists Attempted To Turn Base Metals Into Gold. That The Alchemists Inevitably Failed In Their Audacious Attempts Doesn't Denigrate The Power Of The Crucible As A Metaphor For The Circumstances That Cause An Individual To Be Utterly Transformed.

People Who Cannot Invent And Reinvent Themselves Must Be Content With Borrowed Postures, Secondhand Ideas, Fitting In Instead Of Standing Out.

The Manager Asks How And When; The Leader Asks What And Why.

People In Great Groups Have Blinders On. Their Work Is All They See. They Value Failures As Learning Opportunities. They Are Optimistic, Not Realistic, As They Proceed From One Challenge And Crisis To The Next.

Recognize And Respect Mutual Self-interests, Then Build Creative Collaborations To Serve Them.