On Wednesday, September 20th, over 100 of Atlanta's technology companies attended a Women in Technology (WIT) event sponsored by Ninth House. The guest speaker was Clifton Taulbert (photo on left), a Pulitzer-prize nominated author and faculty member of Ninth House.
Clifton first opened up the meeting by having attendees rip up their business cards – a symbol of breaking down barriers to authentic leadership.
Clifton introduced the “Eight Habits of the Heart” as tools to understand, embrace and use in building community within the workplace. These leadership principles include: nurturing attitude, responsibility, dependability, friendship, brotherhood, high expectations, courage and hope.
He espoused that “leaders become these habits through multiple micro-acts of workplace selflessness.” Through time, there will be visible results emerging from these principles. This helps organizations to have effective fellowship while empowering teams to exceed.
October 3, 2006 Update: Go to the Ninth House Events Archive for a copy of the presentation slides.
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