Link: http://www.gaian.com For many there is little if any difference between leaders. Not so. In truth, a sustainable organization is built through a shared intention of a group of people, not the control actions of one. This comes through the people’s collective choice to follow the passion of its leadership, whether one person or many.
The key word here is sustainable. If you wish your business to truly prosper, a willing follower attracted by the passion of their leader is the ideal and only choice. Power games are self-defeating.
Leaders Please Note
The most compelling and constructive leadership for groups comes through calm, assertive, and deeply inspired direction. One does not need to use power to lead a group but will use whatever power is available toward an external mission.
When you lead from a place of inspiration, people will naturally gravitate toward you. Your ability to sustain that passion and maintain your direction will keep them with you.
Dynamic leadership starts from a place of solid personal inspiration. It is about the power of purpose—of passion—and it leads to an engaging style of personal connection.
Leaders who come from a place of inspirational presence have an effect on groups that stimulates their creativity, opens their sense of vision, and expands their thinking.
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07/20/10
Link: http://www.gaian.com In many cases the leader or chief is known as the boss. They are the person who is in charge through his or her formal authority. But in reality, a large percentage of people who have the title or designation of leader are not leading at all.
They may be directing or providing managerial functions, but they are not leading. They are in positions to exercise power through authority.
What is true leadership?
When we talk about leadership, we lean toward having people who follow because they want to, not because they have to. When we get into the social nuances of empowered systems, we see that this type of leadership is generous and allows others to share in the direction and to expand on their own passions as well.
This allows for the synergy of groups and allows the natural phenomenon of collective consciousness to do the creative designs on its own.
Calling a person a leader does not make him or her one. A person who is in a position of authority and who has extended impact over the lives of others must also lead.
07/13/10
Link: http://www.gaian.com We lead better and follow better when the mood or atmosphere is positive. We are inspired when the vibe is good.
Most of us know this from experience. If we are in a relationship of any sort—work, family, romantic, or social—where the mood is unhappy, heavy, or depressing, we feel ourselves dragged down. We will feel uninspired.
Conversely, if that same situation has optimism and enthusiasm, we will feel that mood moving through us as well. People who are in emotionally safe, trusting, and supportive environments take more risks. They feel freer to be creative and spontaneous.
Great Minds
The Dali Lama states it this way: “Choose optimism. It feels better.”
You can read books about leadership which appeals to your brain. But what can be more effective is when we learn through our heart. Then you are using an emotional model.
If you can access the body and emotional memory you have of the impact of emotions on your productivity and levels of inspiration, you will begin to live from this model. That which you become aware of in yourself and consciously access will begin to shape your life.
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07/06/10
Link: http://www.gaian.com The key for leaders is that every group, at a deep and subconscious level, is looking for the person in that group who is the emotional leader and who will provide group direction and guidance.
If there is a social hierarchy at play, those patterns help the group attune to a person more quickly and consistently. For instance, if the group knows that a particular person is “in charge”, the individuals tend to look first to that person for leadership signals before they look elsewhere.
In the absence of clear leadership signals, the group will move to any strong emotion that feels compelling.
Stand Up and Lead
As we talk about leadership, it becomes increasingly clear that the emotional state of a leader is absolutely critical. You as an inspirational leader have a clear choice. Whoever is the formal leader of a group either can lead it—or watch it be led.
Leaders with positive emotion produce the best results. It is clear from the research on emotions and leadership in the workplace that positive moods have a positive correlation to productivity and job performance.
Get your own emotions right first. Because when we have felt great, we’ve noticed that all of our tasks seem to be easier and faster.
06/29/10
Link: http://www.gaian.com It’s possible to pick up a cold from those around you. It’s also possible to pick up inspiration and many other positive attributes from your colleagues. If you’re an inspirational leader you can spread the good word almost everywhere you go. But person to person is by far the most effective method of operation.
If we go to a comedy club and sit in a room full of people who are laughing, the show likely will seem uproariously funny. If we were to watch the same routine on television, however, we probably would not have the same response because we would be missing the group experience of shared emotion.
Spread the Inspiration
The people around an inspirational leader pick up the leader’s energy and literally begin to feel the inspiration as well. They start to respond and move their energy in a like direction and look to their “emotional leader” as a bellwether for what is important on the horizon and how to respond to situations in the here and now.
When we move into the same physical space and share emotional experiences, we see the effects of contagion. Inspiration becomes contagious meaning you can do a power of good for your colleagues.
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