“Holding power asks me to answer for what is mine to decide. Sharing power lets what others know make a difference to that decision.

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ho gets heard before a decision is made—and what happens after they speak?

You may recognize a meeting where people stopped saying what they knew. Or a person whose trust gave you room to take responsibility. Leading yourself and others involves both the decisions you carry and the space your decisions leave for someone else.

Across twenty-three conversations with the Tao Te Ching, Cliff Kayser explores power through his work with leaders, the life taking shape at Kayser Ridge, and his own unfinished practice. A trail washed out by rain, a difficult coaching conversation, and an overconfident inner committee give these old teachings somewhere ordinary to work. Each chapter pairs a complete interpretive Tao rendering with a short personal reading and a direct Just Tao It companion essay.

“Holding power asks me to answer for what is mine to decide. Sharing power lets what others know make a difference to that decision.”

This final book in the four-book series follows volumes dedicated to Lori, Barry, and Tracy. Its opening letter reaches toward the communities that have supported and challenged us—and the people we have yet to know. It invites us to consider whose experience can still change our understanding, and how to act responsibly with the power we have.