through crises and even in calm times (if these even exist now). It is the leader’s role to make visible the stories, usually unconscious, that people are acting from. And then to consciously name a more empowering story linked to the identity. There are many images for the role that a shared story plays in self-organizing: it is a shared perceptual filter; it creates coherence at the core; it is the reference point for individual actions; it is an aspiration of who we choose to be.
