The Thayer Institute exists to equip people like you with the thinking, the character and the tools required to change the course of things in the world you live in for the better, from whatever position in life or work you happen to be in.
As you THINK, so will you BE; and as you ARE, so will you DO. Recipes for doing in life and in business produce short-term results — at best. Lasting change begins with better thinking and perspectives.
Much of what you encounter today is the impacts of a world in the knowing mode. Paradoxically, learning = growth and growth = life. The learning mode is open-minded. The knowing mode is closed-minded. Learning requires questioning. Knowing leads to statements. The best life always derives from the best questions.
In all of your waking hours with other people, you are necessarily engaged in playing a role. It may be a chosen role. Or it may be a role imposed by others or by the culture(s) which you inhabit. How well you perform your roles precedes the quality of your organization and your life.
Most people and organizations are event or activity-driven. Those looking to craft better lives for themselves and their people are accomplishment-driven.
