Leadership and Learning Societies

Author : Mahnaz Afkhami with Ann Eisenberg and Haleh Vaziri, Women Learning Partnership

Most of us live in societies that are hierarchically organized and command-oriented. The locus of command may be home, community, the political arena, or the economy. The structure of command nurtures and is nurtured by a culture of obedience that at once sustains and camouflages a pecking order by producing a system of authority. The…