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Lisa WitterA space where personal stories, neuroscience, and real-world lessons meet. Inspired by the extraordinary leaders I encounter across the globe.
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Tend the Soil, Don’t Just Curse the Weeds
Photo by Bogomil Mihaylov on Unsplash
Last week, someone I respect — someone smart, informed, engaged — called politicians “elected oligarchs.” The crowd chuckled. A few people nodded. It got the easy laugh these lines always get.
I am ti...
Under the Acropolis, We Said "Yum" and Swayed Our Arms
Photo credit: me. Under the Acropolis at the Olympic Stadium in Athens during my “Make Political Great Again” talk at the World Beautiful Business Forum.
Last week, I stood beneath the Acropolis at a dinner hosted by the Futurific Institut...
The Geese Don’t Need These 6 Questions. You Do.
Most leaders are fluent in why and what. Almost none are fluent in how. That gap is the crisis.
Let me tell you what’s actually going on in most of the rooms I walk into. Smart people. Real stakes. Urgent problems. And almost always, the s...
What If Two People Could Share One Political Role? It’s Time We Found Out.
This is the first of several reflections to come from our roundtable in Oxford on political leadership in partnership with the Oxford Character Project and the Centre for Democratic Resilience at Oxford University.
Participants ranged from...
A Florence weekend, the monks' cells, and Rothko
A few weeks ago, I was in Florence with a small group of friends — people I love, several of whom actively support the Better Politics Foundation, and all of whom actively support each other.
It was one of those weekends that felt full in...
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