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A paradox illuminated

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From: CA Magazine
Date: 20020401
Author:Jackson, Peter; Leduc, Laurent

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I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy - RABINDRANATH TAGORE

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The paradoxical notion of "leader as servant" by US essayist and consultant Robert Greenleaf has been around 30 years and is based on the belief that service to others is essential to human nature. As Indian poet and Nobel laureate Tagore reminds us, we find the meaning of our lives in serving - family, community and those in our professional lives. People who embrace the ...

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