There are a variety of ways in which sage leaders say they help the organizations in which they are primarily engaged in their Generativity Four roles.

Gary Quehl and William Bergquist We are now ready to explore the fourth set of generative roles—those that relate to civic engagement. It was our study of Sage leadership in Western Nevada County, California, that led to an unanticipated and important finding about generativity and served as the primary motivator for us to prepare this book on deep caring. We …

William Bergquist and Gary Quehl This essay is devoted to insights offered by our Sage leaders about Generativity Two, as represented in the processes of mentoring both individuals and organizations. We begin with our leaders’ reflections on their role as mentors. We then expand this perspective by talking about four related roles played by generative leaders: mediator, monitor, motivator, and …

Gary Quehl and William Bergquist In preparing most of our essays in Caring Deeply, we have turned to our own research findings about Generativity Two, relying primarily on the 100 interviews that we conducted with Emerging and Senior Sage leaders in Western Nevada County California. In later essay, we will review some of the analyses that have already been done …

n this essay we explore two other ways in which generativity one continues to play an important role: (1) as leader of an organization and (2) as grandparent.

The first role of generativity not only doesn't go away; it provides many of us with an opportunity to "do it better" as we grow older.

Typically, there are two major questions that face any person or couple when they have begun to raise children or begin a mutual project.

Having outlined the roles to be engaged in this play about generativity, it is time to further set the stage by introducing the men and women to whom we turn for insights and narratives about generativity and deep caring.

William Bergquist and Gary Quehl We are ready to “set the stage” for our in-depth analysis of each deep caring role. We begin this analysis by turning to the word “stage” itself–a word that has several different meanings when the nature of deep caring is being addressed. We use this concept in two different, though related, ways. The first is …

When we are stagnant rather than generative we continue to do the same old thing. We settle for mediocrity, allowing our dreams and personal aspirations to wither away. We come to resent and even block the ideas and achievements of younger people.