{"id":6009,"date":"2014-06-03T07:24:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T12:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scary-silk.flywheelsites.com\/?p=6009"},"modified":"2014-06-03T07:24:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T12:24:18","slug":"good-leaders-is-the-intelligent-optimist-on-your-summer-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/good-leaders-is-the-intelligent-optimist-on-your-summer-reading-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Leaders: Is the Intelligent Optimist on your summer reading list?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=&#8221;yes&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221;][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;none&#8221;]<figure id=\"attachment_5990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5990\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5990 \" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IntelligentOptimist-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"This magazine is now at the top of my required reading list: refreshing, energizing inspiring to the Good Leadership movement.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IntelligentOptimist-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IntelligentOptimist.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This magazine is now at the top of my required reading list: refreshing, energizing and inspiring to the Good Leadership movement.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>A cynical society recovering from a meltdown of public trust may be tempted to consider the two words: &#8220;Intelligent Optimist&#8221; an oxymoron. Or at least incompatible. But even the &#8220;equal opportunity skeptics&#8221; in our client base have thanked me for introducing them to magazine\/online community of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/theoptimist.com\/magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Intelligent Optimist<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can get a <a href=\"http:\/\/theoptimist.com\/magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complimentary one-month subscription<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p>Every issue reinforces our point of view with specific articles and stunning photographs supporting the themes of <em>rewarding excellence<\/em>, <em>living generously<\/em>, <em>promoting fairness<\/em> and<em> spreading positivity<\/em>.\u00a0 In less than one year of reading, The Intelligent Optimist replaced <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/subscription\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard Business Review<\/a> as my &#8220;must-read&#8221; magazine.<\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; 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genre inform how I think and write about goodness.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>The Nov\/Dec 2013 issue is my most-highlighted and scribbled-upon \u2013 with dog ears on articles about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Localism as an ethical investment strategy<\/li>\n<li>Embracing company culture as a living organism<\/li>\n<li>The pursuit of &#8220;play&#8221; in the workplace to increase productivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The last topic lured me in to learning about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriousplay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lego&#8217;s &#8220;Serious Play&#8221;<\/a> strategy for using the colored building bricks to make business planning more compelling in the corporate world.<\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; 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