when conversations change to “what are you building?” the world will change

…creating economic growth and making a lasting impact

To illustrate this article, on “building is leading”, I used the front cover of the book titled “Born to Build”, by Jim Clifton and Sangeeta Badal, a hardcover edition of which one can buy for $19.36, through Amazon (? https://www.amazon.com/Born-Build-Jim-Clifton/dp/159562127X? ).

BTW, the book is grounded in global Gallup research.

Jim Clifton is Gallup Chairman and CEO.

Sangeeta Badal is Principal Scientist for Gallup’s Entrepreneurship and Job Creation initiative.

Gallup is a global analytics and advisory company renowned for conducting surveys to understand people's thoughts, behaviors and attitudes – used by businesses and organizations to enable them to improve performance.

Essentially, Gallup provides valuable insights into what people think and feel, which is crucial for decision-making.

when conversations change to “what are you building?” the world will change

…people ask you, throughout your life, “what do you do?”

I want to start this article by quoting the authors of the book I used to illustrate this article.

People will ask you throughout your life, “What do you do?” They never ask you, “What are you building?”

When conversations change to “What are you building?” the world will change.

According to the authors, “building” should be about creating economic growth and making a lasting impact.

the purpose of this article

• make it known that Contemporary Health Tourism considers “leading” and “building” to be “big issues”
• inform that Contemporary Health Tourism encourages and enables industry players to be “builders”, through the tools and resources provided by the Health Tourism Sand Box
• reiterate that a “big following” does not mean a “big leader”
• make the point that “if you are not building - you are not leading”
• give the figurative or metaphorical meaning of the term "builder"
• provide a selected list of articles on the subject
• remind that I address the Builder Class (a.k.a. Growth Makers and Developers)

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the figurative or metaphorical meaning of the term "builder"

• creator or founder - someone who initiates or establishes something new, such as a business, organization or idea
• community – ecosystem – builder - someone who fosters a sense of unity and belonging within a group
• problem solver - constructing solutions to challenges

a selected list of articles on the subject

• creative leadership is known as “buildership” (? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/buildership-constantine-constantinides-m-d-ph-d-/? )
• buildership - breaking new ground, clearing the path and paving the way - for others to follow and use (? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/breaking-new-ground-clearing-path-paving-way-constantine-zpb3f/? )
• from leaders and leadership to builders and buildership - and those with and without “followers” (? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/from-leaders-leadership-builders-buildership-constantine/? )
• "thought leadership" is being replaced by "thought and deed leadership" (a.k.a. buildership) - who "think up" implementable knowledge, ideas and innovations - and then, go on to implement them (? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/reason-i-address-builder-class-konstantinidis-m-d-ph-d--bdpxf/? )
• the "original" Builder Class story - buildership leaders - with a clear and compelling vision - focused on improvement (? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/buildership-leaders-constantine-constantinides-m-d-ph-d--begof/? )