The Conscious Leader : #07 Integrity

The conscious leader has integrity.She makes promises, and strives to keep them. She encourages others to make commitments too, and to honour them.She knows that by committing to a decision or a path she creates a container for her energy, and that by sticking to that decision, by staying on that path, come what may, she keeps that container sealed. The pressure of the belief in her own self-efficacy grows.She knows that a tiny pinprick is enough to burst a balloon; the smallest hole can drain all the water from [...]

The Conscious Leader : #05 Flexibility

The conscious leader is firm, and knows when to be flexible.He has noticed that trees stand strong for centuries only because they can flex in the storm. He knows that skyscrapers are built with flexible steel to survive the high winds they must endure. And cars are made safer with crumple zones.He accepts that life and other people, and forces beyond the realm of your awareness, will inevitably blow across your path like winds, and if you behave like the tree that cannot flex, you will snap. Life will inevitably [...]

The Conscious Leader : #04 Patience

The conscious leader practices patience.She knows that nothing lasts forever, and that good things come to those who wait.She has learned that the whole universe, from its tiniest vibrating quantum particles to its pulsating galaxies, moves in waves. She has observed, for herself, that waves ride on tides.She has seen that pain, like joy, comes in waves. Similarly, success, achieving targets, being organized, being on top of things, feeling connected, feeling inspired, all of these things come in waves, and tides.When any of these things are not present, she does [...]

The Conscious Leader : #03 People

The conscious leader focuses on people.She knows that while numbers drive efficiency, they do not talk about experience; and when the experience is right, the numbers will inevitably follow.She has seen that when accountants are let loose, you get too many tables (in the restaurant) and not enough cooks; you get cheap cutlery, and fake flowers, because you can’t put a number on ambience. You also get staff who don’t care quite as much.She accepts that numbers provide useful information, but should not drive every decision; when staff are just [...]

The Conscious Leader : #01 Paradox

The conscious leader tolerates paradox. She has learned that light is both particle and wave, and shows up as one or the other according to what the observer wants to see. In the same way, she has seen that people can find evidence and references to support any argument. They see what they want to see, and it’s true for them. Therefore, she knows that when opponents fight to be right, they are both right—and that one person being right does not make the other wrong. She knows that [...]

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