Likewise, leaders find themselves in their share of hostile environments. Toxic supervisors, recalcitrant followers, funding and personnel cuts, unethical decisions, and more all contribute to leaders all-too-often caught between the difficult and the seeming impossible and with nary an avenue for escape. Can a leader also reshape the environment and find life within? If so, how? The Limber Pine offers three steps for practicing lifegiving leadership in a harsh environment.