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The Other Side of Leadership: Beyond Problem-Solving

by DW Green — July 2, 2025

“When the Other within you arrives, honor that part of yourself as a guest.”

To live with shadow awareness, we must follow the detours. We walk into the debris, groping our way through dark corridors and past dead ends. We search for the key in the most difficult places to find. Shadow work asks us to turn toward what we’ve avoided. It asks us to stop blaming others. It asks us to take responsibility.

It asks us to move slowly and deepen our awareness. It asks us to hold paradox, to open our hearts, and to sacrifice our ideals of perfection. Most importantly, it asks us to live the mystery.

We suggest approaching the shadow as a mystery rather than as a problem to be solved or an illness to be cured. When the Other within you arrives, honor that part of yourself as a guest. You may discover it comes bearing unexpected gifts. You may find that shadow work is, indeed, soul work.