The Art of Natural Leadership: versus the high cost of being normal
Why talk to a guru?
Thousands of men and women in a spectrum of leadership roles have been here. Without exception, all of them arrive with the 'normal', fundamental belief - based on their actions - that 'leadership' is about 'making others do what you want'. They all use - based on their actions - variations on one strategy to attempt this: carrot-stick, bribe-threat, reward- punnish, nice-nasty.
Bottom line, this is about using fear as a leadership weapon. And it's on the bottom line that the high cost of this strategy and belief shows up. Fear causes resistance. Fear ultimately errodes trust, diminishes performance, stifles innovation, kills honesty and devours profits.
With natural leadership as a cultural standard, organisations unleash the power of synergy, become
profitable, thrilling places to work. People become positive, abundant
and truly fulfilled.
Natural leadership cannot be defined or limited by a description. It is the expression of the original power and destiny with which
you were born. Thus, while the art of natural leadership skill development is simply to be
the best you can be, ironically, it actually requires you to uncover who
you already really are. Why not read the book?
To be the best you can be is not a competitive
position, it is an authentic stance.
It is not against anyone else nor does it require self-judgment or
excessive pressure to perform. Paradoxically, when we let go the ego's insatiable need to outperform others
and prove ourselves worthy, we automatically enter a high-performance,
low-stress zone that often does exactly that!
In this way, natural leadership becomes the key to unlocking natural
talent, creativity and the kind of authentic relationship behaviour
people find irresistible......read more
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