Insight from the Void - 1007

Winning

To win in any sport, especially in the domain that I have a liking for, ‘fighting’, you have to be invincible, and be able to defend that which cannot be attacked, and attack that which cannot be defended; to do this you must be strong. This holds true in the corporate arena; To win:

1. You must be strong

2. To be strong you need the strength of others

3. To have the strength of others, you must win people

4. To win people, you must win peoples hearts

5. To win peoples hearts, you must have self mastery

6. To have self mastery, you must be flexible in mind

Extract from the Art of War

I thought I’d share this because it has a parallel with Leadership. If leadership is all about people understanding and motivating people, then the search for True Leadership lies within Self Leadership & Self Mastery

Leadership Thoughts
5 Reasons why workers don’t perform effectively:

1. They hate their work

2. They derive no satisfaction or fulfillment from their work

3. They don’t have the domain skill and knowledge to feel confident and competent

4. Ineffective Leadership

5. They have Personality clash with the Leader


5 Ways to measure which team (who) will win:

How well:
1. do people share the same view

2. do the people understand the impact of season on their performance

3. do people understand the terrain

4. do people believe in the leadership

5. is discipline applied

Leadership Trouble Spot

As I travel, talking, training and consulting with clients, I always ask, ‘how do you create the time and space to step out of your head and stop thinking?’

I often get the usual reply, “I don’t have the time to stop”. But, get this; Top people take the time to stop.


IME (c)