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Harnessing Tension
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Leadership approach is a new way
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wo women — an ardent Jewish
Zionist and a pro-Palestine
advocate — are out to prove
that conflict resolution — transforma-
tion even — is possible. Those women,
Brenda Rosenberg and Samia Bahsoun,
recently published Harnessing The Power
of Tension. The book is a guide to build-
ing alliances, whether among Jews and
Palestinians, Christians and Muslims or
communities of color and police.
"We see a need to create a tectonic
shift in how leaders lead and problem
solve," the women say.
This book introduces their paradoxical
and evolutionary leadership approach
called Tectonic Leadership. The word
tectonic comes from the Greek word
"tekton," which means builder and is
used by geologists to infer very sig-
nificant or considerable changes in the
Earth's structure.
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Brenda Rosenberg and Samia Bahsoun
They use Earth plate tectonics (the
large sections of the Earth's surface that
shift) as a metaphor for visualizing
human interactions. "Human interac-
tions in situations of conflict are like
fault lines between tectonic plates:' they
say. "Plates interact and build friction at
their boundaries, causing earthquakes
to occur when the natural elasticity of
surrounding rocks has been exceeded.
Human interactions can similarly create
fault lines.
"When the pressure generated by ten-
sion and fear becomes unbearable, the
energy released is tsunami-like, creating
mass hysteria, inciting hate and fear,
separating nations, destroying businesses
and communities, oppressing people and
instigating wars."
Tectonic Leadership harnesses the
power of tension and uses tension as an
opportunity to inform those in conflict
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of the deepest fears, pains and trans-
generational wounds that separate people
and plague the world.
The book comes at a time when the
world is on high alert from the terror-
ist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino,
Calif., which are resulting in a backlash
against Muslims and Syrian refugees.
These attacks have put many in the
public on edge, and the anti-Muslim
rhetoric has reached a fever pitch, with
Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump calling for a ban on
Muslims entering the country.
"It's worse than after 9-11," says
Bahsoun, who identifies as culturally
Muslim. "I understand the fear, but not
the political agenda to vilify an entire
group. It's basically instilling fear within
the majority of people.
"We must acknowledge the fear but
appeal to the higher values that America
represents:' she says. "We are capable of
creating a better world. It's a choice, and
we want to educate people:'
Resolution can only come when both
sides of a conflict have their feelings and
beliefs validated, and a solution is built
on what improves life for both sides, she
says.
BRINGING THE
MESSAGE HOME
U.S. domestic conflicts also need
addressing. Just recall recent clashes
between communities of color and
police, which have led to protests in
Baltimore; Ferguson, Mo.; and Chicago.
Rosenberg has been talking with local
chiefs of police and community leaders
on how to improve relationships between
police departments and their local com-
munities.
"The starting point has to be what you
can start new together," she says, "some-
thing that benefits both sides"
Working with the chief of Roseville
police, Rosenberg is bringing a nine-part
program to Roseville High School that