<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>This is great Jan. I would love to get a copy for the ebook.<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN name="x"></SPAN>A.M. Noel<BR>206-321-6274<SPAN name="x"></SPAN><BR></DIV><BR>
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<B>From: </B>jsanders@bconnex.net<BR><B>To: </B>oe@lists.wedgeblade.net<BR><B>Sent: </B>Wednesday, June 13, 2012 9:57:21 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[Oe List ...] FW: Launch of 2nd Edition of Courage to Lead<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>The following is a short article Richard and I wrote on the Launch of the<BR>Courage to Lead book. Enjoy <BR><BR>THE ICA CANADA Courage to Lead Book Launch<BR>2012 marks the 50th year for the ICA. We celebrated the last 50 years by<BR>attending ICA Canada’s Annual General Meeting and the Launch of the Courage<BR>to Lead second edition. <BR>We were met with wonderful smells from India as Mariam Gibson had prepared<BR>a gourmet selection of Indian dishes. Old friends and colleagues milled<BR>with fresh young faces of folks who have recently met the ICA. What a<BR>thrill to see such vitality. <BR>The launch was initiated by Jeanette Stanfield as she placed Brian’s photo<BR>on a table in the front of the room. His dedication to the creation of the<BR>first edition was relived in stories, jokes and memories. We were reminded<BR>that the initial creation was born from the questions of board members and<BR>particularly from a young board member Shelley Cleverly who felt<BR>passionately the need to share the depths of the ICA commitment to society<BR>and a lifestyle of service. <BR>Shelley and Duncan Holmes recounted their memories of Monday morning<BR>meetings where colleagues brainstormed common wisdom, read Brian’s writing<BR>and probed for clarity and insight. The first version was published in<BR>2000 and seminars were launched in Toronto. Over the years a faculty has<BR>grown up through the courses being offered publicly at ICA and on a regular<BR>basis through the University Health Network which staffs several hospitals<BR>in downtown Toronto. A colleague who had surgery in one of those hospitals<BR>recently commented on how caring she experienced the doctors, nurses and<BR>maintenance staff. <BR>Twelve young faculty were on hand to enable us to encounter the twelve<BR>chapters. Independently, Richard and I both selected the chapter on<BR>Historical Involvement along with David Patterson, a long-time colleague. <BR>In our time together we explored the ‘passing’ of the baton from one<BR>generation to the next. Perhaps this was what was most evident in the<BR>evening’s celebration that the vision of a baton of service and life<BR>abundant was being passed to a new generation. We ended the evening with<BR>toasts and a group creation of a drawing which claimed promises for The<BR>Courage to Lead .<BR>The original edition captured the existential wisdom of thousands of<BR>colleagues over several decades of Order and movement life. The second<BR>edition is the same book made new. Duncan Holmes in the forward of the<BR>book says: “We have worked to make the book more accessible, the language<BR>easier and the references more familiar. Sometimes we have added more<BR>current examples. I’ve heard people say that they didn’t understand a<BR>chapter the first time around. The second time, it was “Wow! Now I get it.<BR>What a powerhouse!” In this revised edition we wanted to make the<BR>powerhouse in each chapter visible on the first read. “ Brian’s laughing<BR>voice is still present. There are also the life stories of a new<BR>generation willing to transform themselves and build the new society. <BR>You’ll want to get your copy and share it with the next generation. The<BR>best part is that you can download an ebook or get a paperback from<BR>iUniverse bookstore.com. The paperback will be printed in Canada, USA,<BR>Great Britain or Australia depending on the location of the order and<BR>shipped around the world. Or ask your favorite bookstore to order it. <BR>Barnes and Noble is already carrying the 2nd edition of The Courage to<BR>Lead, Transform Self, Transform Society. On the cover of the 2nd edition,<BR>you will see geese flying in the formation of a wedge. Hope you like it. <BR>Jan Sanders<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>mail2web.com – Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft®<BR>Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail<BR><BR><BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading provider -<BR>http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>OE mailing list<BR>OE@lists.wedgeblade.net<BR>http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net<BR></div></body></html>