The exercise of leadership allows us to lead quite and reflective lives.
Sadly, most people are concerned, or fooled, into gathering around them all too many possessions, possessions that they simply don’t need, whereas the reflective and quite path allows time to ponder the beauty and complexity of the natural world that give birth to human life.
The all too busy path [...]
Archive for March, 2008
The Tao of Leadership: 6 of 10
Posted in Leadership, Shared Learning, Sustainability on March 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Tao of Leadership: 5 of 10
Posted in Leadership, Life skills, Sustainability, Uncategorized on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The successful organisation or group is not the result of a battle of egos.
Of course there will be opposing views and opinions, however, these differences will, with the exercise of leadership, be the source of creative thinking.
If we fail to understand how things happen then conflict will render the organisation, or group setting, more predisposed [...]
The Tao of Leadership: 4 of 10
Posted in Leadership, Life skills, Shared Learning, Sustainability on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By building an understanding of how the world works we learn how things happen. We learn about the web of existence and of how everything works and unfolds according to it.
We cannot own the world. Its greatness is its universality, its all-inclusiveness. Our task is to grow in awareness of whatever is happening. The exercise of [...]
The Tao of Leadership: 3 of 10
Posted in Government, Leadership on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of the present war in Iraq, and thus it might be a good time to revisit the meaning of Tao and the exercise of leadership.
Tao tells us that there are times when it seems as if one must intervene powerfully, suddenly, and even harshly. Nevertheless, the wise do this only when all [...]
The Tao of Leadership : 2 of 10
Posted in Leadership, Life skills, Shared Learning, Sustainability on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Neither the Tao of Leadership, nor the exercise of leadership, attempts to control others. Neither do they try to force ideas, or opinions, on others or simply tell others what they think ought to be happening.
The purpose of the exercise of leadership is to encourage us to see that sustainable success is achieved by people [...]
The Tao of Leadership
Posted in Leadership, Sustainability on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Based on the thoughts of Lao Tzu.
Tao, like leadership, cannot be defined, however, just as with leadership, it can be known.
We are made aware of it when it is present.
Like the exercise of leadership, Tao does not push to make things happen. It does not preach or lecture but encourages people to learn.
As with leadership, it is [...]
The Art of Listening
Posted in Business, Education, Leadership, Life skills, Shared Learning, Sustainability on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The art of listening is an essential element in the resolution of conflict.
Failure to listen actively can result in missed opportunities, mistakes and frustration. In listening you are acknowledging the existence and worth of the other person.
Remember that people will not be inclined to listen to those who don’t listen to them. Indeed, it is [...]
