• An and/both approach (either/or thinking and action is self-limiting and non-connective, leading to best answers and debate, not futures generative dialogue)
• Help each other succeed (a transformative leader must rise beyond selfishness and even the traditional approach of self-interest, rightly understood)
• Listen for value in what others say (cannot look for connections without this attitude…otherwise a person will only look to support one's existing position)
• No need to control (transformational change cannot be controlled; it needs to emerge on its own)
• Openness without judgment (prevents premature closing of thinking and increases collaboration)
• Have no expectations (a misunderstood idea….do not confuse with searching for excellence….this prevents personal frustration….let things emerge at their own rate)
• Willingness to let others be right (if authentic and appropriate)
• Immense patience (transformation occurs when someone sees the need to change and is not based on some schedule of accountability)
• Passion for learning (other passions such as passion for money, need for recognition and achievement get in the way of creativity and new identity)
• No expectations (a misunderstood idea…do not confuse with searching for excellence…this prevents personal frustration…let things emerge at their own rate)
• Willingness to create tension on purpose (there is no growth or transformation without positive tension)
• Willingness to let others be right (if authentic and appropriate)
• Openness without judgment (prevents premature closing of thinking and increases collaboration)

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