<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/fall-2023/lessons-lead-where-you-stand.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Lessons from LEAD WHERE YOU STAND</title><excerpt>DAVID BROOKS returned to Lead Where You Stand in June and reflected on the nature of moral leadership, noting that the United States’ founders understood the need for moral formation in a democracy. Originally, schools sought to develop students’ character by teaching them to restrain selfishness, find purpose in life, and treat each other with kindness and respect. Today, education focuses on career preparation. We need to lean away from this utilitarian lens and more toward a moral one, he said.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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