Leadership

"People do not resist change. They resist being changed."
Richard Branson, the legendary British Business leader who made Virgin Atlantic one of the most successful airlines, said this about his business philosophy:
Our priorities in managing the business don't appear in most management textbooks or most British companies. We give top priority to the interests of our staff; we give second priority to the interest of our customers; and third priority goes to the interests of our shareholders.
Transformational leadership is not about one leader among many but about many leaders who act toward one purpose. In a transformed organization leaders do not lead followers, they lead leaders.
Says the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu: "To lead people, walk behind them."
Whenever, I meet someone with greater wealth, power and position, I silently repeat: 'I am as great to me as you are to you, therefore, we are equal.'
When approached by those with less power, wealth or position, I silently repeat: 'You are as great to you as I am to me, therefore, we are equal.'
Leaders transform by creating new meanings for old forms. Meaning making is the process of channelling psychic energy in a way that alters our relationship with our world.