2/25/21 Email from Shola Richards in response to my request for permission to use excerpts from his Blog article, “51 Ways to Change the World“
LEVERAGING MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND THE GO TOGETHER™ FRAMEWORK
I help organizations build compassion, competence, and accountability in the workplace. As a result, sustainable and joyful peak productivity, engagement, and satisfaction become the new norm.
“The illusion that we are separate from each other, more different than similar, is eroding our ability to work, live, and lead effectively.
“What if we all focused on the powerful idea of ubuntu instead?
“This transcendent African philosophy embraces the belief that we are universally connected to each other—
“and Shola Richards suggests it could transform the way we treat others, making us kinder and more respectful to others, on and off the job.
“Without ubuntu, he argues, we cannot truly live a productive and satisfying life.
“Go Together is a thought-provoking read that could change our own behavior . . . and the world around us.”