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In my 2004 book, Heart Centered Leadership, one short phrase summarized my belief regarding the path to personal fulfillment. It was a concept that was expressed by two simple words: Know thyself. Self-reflection requires honesty, integrity, and the motivation to take the time to focus internally and to let go of blaming others for the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Heart-Centered Leadership’
LIFE: It’s an “Inside Job”
Friday, October 21st, 2011Holiday Book Promotion: An Invitation to Listen, Engage and Change Your World…by first changing yourself
Monday, December 6th, 2010Employees and customers alike are demanding truth and honesty from their leaders and businesses. There is little tolerance and patience for less than full transparency. Transparent leadership is a necessary practice for the next decade. The concepts of Heart Centered Leadership were established before the great call for ethical leadership commenced; the message resonates with [...]
Detachment – Learning to Let Go
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Detachment is a plant of slow growth; if you pluck the tender plant to look for the pods, you will be disappointed. ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba Detachment What is it? Some ambiguous, esoteric expression? How can any of us be “detached” from our lives, our stresses and problems? The interesting thing is that when [...]
Are You Living in a Fishbowl?
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Heart Centered Leadership Principal #5: Know the Impact of Your Words and Actions We often equate the role of a leader in an organization to that of a fish in a fishbowl. The leader, swims around minding their own business and doing what they need to do. Meanwhile, the rest of the world views them [...]
Humility
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have. – Benjamin Franklin What is real power? Is it the propensity to exercise authority over another? To be the alpha male or female in a dog-eat-dog world? A quote we use from the Tao Te Ching, in our book [...]
Are you Leading or Managing? Putting the “human” back into Humanity
Friday, March 26th, 2010“The problems that besiege organizations are much better addressed through soul searching, empathy and perspective rather than searching for scapegoats. If the leader doesn’t clearly see the power of compassionately tapping into the human element, he or she cannot be successful.” ~ From: Heart-Centered Leadership – An Invitation to Lead From the Inside Out In [...]
Heartbreak Leave…Leading with Compassion
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Love is like a puzzle. When you’re in love all the pieces fit but when your heart gets broken it takes awhile to get everything back together again. ~ Author Unknown I’ve been thinking about Valentine’s Day. It seems to me that this celebratory day of love can be a hot topic of debate. People [...]