Tuesday, July 13, 2010

This Morning's Lesson


Earlier this morning (and still now) I learned a lesson. Of course, I learned it through fucking it up some, but that seems the most efficient way for me to learn.

Leadership and support are interdependent. The leader/support system is not the same as teacher/student. Certainly not the same as master/apprentice. Leader and support need each other in order to reach a mutual destination, while the teacher is trying to bring the student closer to himself. Leadership doesn't require submission, it requires an empowered body to actively help it stand. This seems frequently muddled. Alexander and his army needed each other for success, but a guru doesn't need a student for mastery. This moves beyond the model of the lone wolf leader carrying everyone along toward servant leadership.

Effective leadership is empowering, not subordinating.
Effective leadership is empowering, not subordinating.
Effective leadership is empowering, not subordinating.

Humility on the part of everyone is requisite for Success; is requisite for Quality, particularly in Relationship.

1 comment:

Jamison said...

holy shit. this post could not have come at a more poignant time. thank you for sharing. the earth is shifting, the cosmos are speaking.... and I am listening. i will explain soon.