Tag Archives: discipline
BE Yourself: Authentic leadership as a spiritual practice
Be Yourself. That’s the advice we get when we launch ourselves into the world, full of dreams that we can lead a revolution in thinking, knowing, being. We choose a career, submit to the training required, and dive into our vocation. Most of us want to “be the change we want to see in the […]
New Year’s Resolution: Expand Leadership Strengths with Curiosity
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers… William Wordsworth Our daily lives, full of obligation and negotiation, can be overwhelming. Our leadership roles complicate these ordinary exchanges, adding a layer of responsibility and consequence. At the turning of the year, hopeful and perhaps […]
Who is at the Center of Your Leadership? The Dalai Lama on Creating Happiness
We all want to be trusted, to be seen as helpful, to be effective leaders and to create ethical relationships. But the problem is, most of us want all this on our own terms — powered by our own definitions of trust, helpfulness, effectiveness and ethics. When we’re so focused on ourselves and our personal […]
A Re-Born Leader: The Story of the Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama’s book on leadership (supplemented by tweets and talks and much thought and blogging) comes out of a life of discipline, struggle, exile and acute observation. His extraordinary life has led to grounded, practical insights about who we are and who we might become. Using the bio on his website as a guide […]
