[Oe List ...] FW: Launch of 2nd Edition of Courage to Lead

[A.M. Noel]

This is great Jan. I would love to get a copy for the ebook. 


A.M. Noel 
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Subject: [Oe List ...] FW: Launch of 2nd Edition of Courage to Lead 




The following is a short article Richard and I wrote on the Launch of the 
Courage to Lead book.  Enjoy   

THE ICA CANADA    Courage to Lead Book Launch 
2012 marks the 50th year for the ICA.  We celebrated the last 50 years by 
attending ICA Canada’s Annual General Meeting and the Launch of the Courage 
to Lead second edition.   
We were met with wonderful smells from India as Mariam Gibson had prepared 
a gourmet selection of Indian dishes.  Old friends and colleagues milled 
with fresh young faces of folks who have recently met the ICA.  What a 
thrill to see such vitality.   
The launch was initiated by Jeanette Stanfield as she placed Brian’s photo 
on a table in the front of the room.  His dedication to the creation of the 
first edition was relived in stories, jokes and memories.  We were reminded 
that the initial creation was born from the questions of board members and 
particularly from a young board member Shelley Cleverly who felt 
passionately the need to share the depths of the ICA commitment to society 
and a lifestyle of service.   
Shelley and Duncan Holmes recounted their memories of Monday morning 
meetings where colleagues brainstormed common wisdom, read Brian’s writing 
and probed for clarity and insight.  The first version was published in 
2000 and seminars were launched in Toronto.  Over the years a faculty has 
grown up through the courses being offered publicly at ICA and on a regular 
basis through the University Health Network which staffs several hospitals 
in downtown Toronto.  A colleague who had surgery in one of those hospitals 
recently commented on how caring she experienced the doctors, nurses and 
maintenance staff. 
Twelve young faculty were on hand to enable us to encounter the twelve 
chapters.  Independently, Richard and I both selected the chapter on 
Historical Involvement along with David Patterson, a long-time colleague. 
In our time together we explored the ‘passing’ of the baton from one 
generation to the next.  Perhaps this was what was most evident in the 
evening’s celebration that the vision of a baton of service and life 
abundant was being passed to a new generation.  We ended the evening with 
toasts and a group creation of a drawing which claimed promises for The 
Courage to Lead . 
The original edition captured the existential wisdom of thousands of 
colleagues over several decades of Order and movement life. The second 
edition is the same book made new.  Duncan Holmes in the forward of the 
book says: “We have worked to make the book more accessible, the language 
easier and the references more familiar. Sometimes we have added more 
current examples. I’ve heard people say that they didn’t understand a 
chapter the first time around. The second time, it was “Wow! Now I get it. 
What a powerhouse!” In this revised edition we wanted to make the 
powerhouse in each chapter visible on the first read. “  Brian’s laughing 
voice is still present.  There are also the life stories of a new 
generation willing to transform themselves and build the new society. 
You’ll want to get your copy and share it with the next generation.  The 
best part is that you can download an ebook or get a paperback from 
iUniverse bookstore.com.  The paperback will be printed in Canada, USA, 
Great Britain or Australia depending on the location of the order and 
shipped around the world.  Or ask your favorite bookstore to order it. 
Barnes and Noble is already carrying  the 2nd edition of The Courage to 
Lead, Transform Self, Transform Society. On the cover of the 2nd edition, 
you will see geese flying in the formation of a wedge.  Hope you like it.   
Jan Sanders 





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