Soul Sustenance 01-08-2017
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Wearing The Crown Of Servant Leadership Gracefully (Part 1)
It is commonly stated that perhaps those who are best suited to leadership power are those who never seek it. On the other hand, those who have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, find to their own surprise that they wear it well. This process starts as early as our school life, when we become monitors and prefects and are granted significant responsibilities. We learn leadership at a young age. The type of leadership skills we inculcate at that age are important.
Importantly, a good leader, starting at an early age, should inspire and not aspire.Personal aspirations that are regardless (irrelevant) to others always convert a humble and successful leader into a failed one. A good leader should influence, not control - controlling i.e. passing orders, policies, rules, goals, targets, reports, visions and changes to force team members to work the way they believe it should be done; failing to listen or listening with little interest; exhibiting the Do as I say, not as I do mentality and providing inadequate support. Negative thoughts, words, actions or inactions expressing emotions like:
Why aren’t they performing better?
What’s wrong with that person?
Why don’t they know their job?
They should know their job!
lead team members to believe that leaders disrespect them and do not care for them at all. It results in failure of an organization or the task in hand.
(To be continued tomorrow …)
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Message for the day 01-08-2017
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The one who is responsible is the one who is always light.
Expression:To be resposnsible means to do everything with the best of one's ability. It comes with the recognition and the understanding of the importance of the task. No action is wasted, but everything meaningfully connects to the fulfillment of the task. So there are not even ordinary actions, but only those that are meaningful.
Experience: When I take up every task that I need to do with full responsibility, I am able to give my best. Then I will be able to be light having done my task well and in time. There is never the pressure of work, but there is plenty of time for the self and for others. I also find my inner resources being used to the fullest extent.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris
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