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Episode 36 Bernard Lonergan died in 1984. He was a Canadian Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian. In 1957 we wrote a book titled \u201cInsight: A Study of Human Understanding.\u201d There\u2019s a passage that struck me where he said, \u201cwe don\u2019t just wonder, we wonder about something\u201d and further, \u201c. . . the process of learning is marked by an initial period of darkness in which one gropes about insecurely, in which one cannot see where one is going, in which one cannot grasp what all the fuss is about; and only gradually, as one begins to catch on, does the initial darkness yield to a subsequent period of increasing light, confidence, interest, absorption\u201d (Lonergan, p. 31).\n\nI\u2019ve pondered how Lonergan\u2019s thoughts apply to leadership, the realm of leadership? Do we ever \u201ccatch on?\u201d I\u2019m not so sure. I\u2019ve been in multiple leadership positions where I\u2019ve felt that I \u201cgrope about insecurely on the regular\u201d In reflection, that insecurity\u2014it was perpetual\u2014kept me from falling into the trap of \u201cI\u2019m a great leader; I have discovered the elixir of leadership greatness.\u201d Humility in leadership is the Sword of Damocles. Leading others is a precarious business, and by precarious I mean: highly unpredictable.\n\nLeadoosphy examines the strange world of leadership in all its complexities and simpleness. What can we truly hope to learn from reading books or taking leadership seminars? Or, are our experiences enough? \n\nReferences\n\nLonergan, B. J. (1988). Collected works of Bernard Lonergan: Insight. University of Toronto Press for Lonergan Research Institute of Regis College.\n\nSeason One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.