Highest Goal: How Leaders Can Move from Good to Great

Author: Michael Ray (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Michael Howard, hailed by Fast Company magazine as "the most creative person in Silicon Valley," has created and taught the renowned "Personal Creativity in Business" course at Stanford University for 25 years. From the beginning, the profound impact this course has had on graduates has far exceeded Michael's imagination. Students seemed reborn, endowed with mysterious abilities and passion. They found new ways of working, each unique yet harmonious, competing with kindness, and treating others with empathy, appreciation, and acceptance. As one graduate said, "This is a powerful and lasting transformation." Michael realized that his creativity course helped students find what they called their "Highest Aim"—a power that gives life true meaning, engages in a dialogue with their authentic selves, and inspires and supports them, making them feel connected to the world. It has nothing to do with worldly success and achievement, but Michael found that all successful individuals who took the course maintained a lasting connection to it. In fact, they ultimately attributed their achievements to their Highest Aim. In this book, the author helps you find your own Highest Aim through real-life stories, exercises, and reflections. By approaching this inner wisdom, staying in sync with it, and letting it guide every decision, you can not only significantly improve your life but also influence those around you. Michael shows you how to open the door to creativity, empathy, and courage.