Hi, Sean - great post and I love the metaphor of the wooden ship:)

I have not yet read Dweck's book.  It WAS number 2 in my reading pile, but just edged past Peter Block into the pole position, based on your reminder that she has a very useful model to share with us.

You masterfully applied the philosophical question to teams and organizations.  For that, we should thank you because the points about developing ourselves and others, along with the need to understand that change is not an event, but a continual dynamic, are important and need to be continually reinforced.

I did go off on a rabbit trail about whether something remains what it is, when the component parts change.   In the case of the boat, the function and form appears to remain the same, while the parts change.   I was reminded of how we regularly update, repair, and replace the parts of our houses, while maintaining the basic function and form of that house.

We would probably not even stop to consider whether a house with new siding was still "Our House".  Nothing much to do with leadership, but I found it interesting to ponder:).

As always, appreciate your thoughtful and useful contributions.

John