The subject of llpathways’ last blog ‘Having or Being?’ focused on the work of the psychologist Erich Fromm. This post reflects on the writing of another humanistic psychologist, Viktor Frankl (1905 - 1997).
In his famous work “Man’a Search for Meaning” first published in 1946 Frankl tells of the chilling, and yet in some ways, the inspirational story of survival in the midst [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Man’s Search for Meaning
Posted in Leadership, Life skills, Sustainability on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having or Being?
Posted in Leadership, Shared Learning, Sustainability, learning on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Recent LLPathways’ blogs have looked at the leadership attributes of empathy, compassion, humility and learning, all of which are central to the goal of building healthier and more sustainable communities and organizations. This blog continues with the theme of how best to ensure that such goals are achieved and in the process will visit the work [...]
The Characteristics of Leadership: Learning 3-3
Posted in Business, Education, Government, Leadership, Shared Learning, learning on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Learning is an essential part of both creating and utilizing knowledge, and a knowledge generating society, or organisation, is in turn a learning society, or organisation.
It is worth noting that the designation of learning goes beyond, let us say, access to information technology. For unless we are prepared to make best use of, and share, [...]
Characterists of Leadership: Learning 2-3
Posted in Leadership, Life skills, Shared Learning, Sustainability, learning on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A learning ethos challenges us to question the notion that: ‘the way we have always done things is the best, or only, way to get things done.’
Reflecting on how things get done allows you to make comparisons and see where problems occur – what caused them and what possible solutions there might be. Otherwise, we [...]
Characteristics of Leadership: Learning 1-3
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Learning is a journey of discovery. It is a life-long process. It is one of the most important attributes of leadership.
Without learning we would be unable to survive in a continually changing environment. Thus authorities carry much responsibility for creating and nurturing what might be described as ‘learning environments’. Indeed, they must ask themselves, and [...]
Characteristics of Leadership: Humility
Posted in Education, Leadership, Life skills, Shared Learning, Uncategorized on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Humility is one of the most important, and yet overlooked attribute of leadership. Certainly overlooked in so-called leadership development programmes offered by copious schools of management and leadership centres that have mushroomed over the past few decades. Here we find leadership confused with management, and of course with leaders. We also find that humility plays little part in [...]
Characteristics of Leadership: Empathy
Posted in Leadership, Life skills, tagged Add new tag on April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the earlier post we looked at compassion – a central element of the exercise of leadership. Here we look at an attribute closely linked to compassion, that is empathy.
The exercise of leadership calls for an appreciation for, and an understanding of the values of others, as well as being sensitive to other cultures, beliefs and [...]
Characteristics of Leadership: Compassion
Posted in Uncategorized on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week sees the ‘Seeds of Compassion Gathering’ in Seattle, Washington. The Gathering is anchored by His Holiness the Dali Lama. The event offers those in authority the opportunity to better understand the benefits of adopting and exercising compassion in relation to our lives as family, school, community, organization and even as a nation, or [...]
The Tao of Leadership: 10 – 10
Posted in Leadership, Life skills on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tao (pronounced ‘Dow’) can be understood as path, or way. However, just as with the exercise of leadership it is more, or less, indefinable. Again, like the exercise of leadership, it has to be experienced.
Tao is a power which envelops, surrounds and flows through all things, living and non-living. It regulates natural processes and nourishes balance [...]
The Tao of Leadership: 9 – 10
Posted in Leadership, Life skills, Shared Learning on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Tao of Leadership tells us that a society based mainly on materialism and the pursuit of the conquest of the natural cycles of nature leads to a society were: ‘if some is good, more must be better and an overabundance of things is the way to happiness.’ In such a world those who have [...]
