Higher Purpose and Mission

Brian Solis, in his blog "Leadership in an Era of Digital Darwinism" was asked the following question and below are his responses.

You talk adamantly about vision, higher purpose and mission, where’s the ROI in that? Is that what CEOs really want?
- What’s the ROI of vision or innovation? Often ROI stands for Return on Ignorance, which as you can imagine is usually low
- If you ask an exec what they truly want, the answer will vary across the board-profits, sales, efficiencies, happy employees
- I spent a lot of time w/@zappos Tony Hsieh. He once told me businesses excel if they focus on higher purpose vs bottom line
- I researched it & companies focused on purpose, mission, experience tended to over index in satisfaction, profitability, etc
- Leaders don’t chase trends, they seek results.
http://www.briansolis.com/2011/12/leadership-in-an-era-of-digital-darwinism/

Why do you suppose that if companies focused on purpose, mission and experience they out performed those that did not? As we evolve in consciousness, we are moving toward transcendence, away from materialistic needs to more communitarian/egalitarian "needs". Our search for meaning becomes paramount.  To be part of something greater than just the bottom line is crucial for employees to be productive and satisfied. More and more if companies do not embrace at least the "triple bottom line" - people, planet and profits - they will not succeed. 

The True Nature of Leadership

I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately. How I can help humanity, how I can help the planet, the animals, myself. I feel that there's magic in our connections with each other. I feel that if we collaborate, more than that, if we co-create our existence together, there's nothing we cannot do, nothing that we cannot accomplish.... together. This is the true nature of leadership. 


I developed different beliefs over the years that actually kept me separate from people. I've been doing a lot of self transformational workshops, I've cleared so much emotional issues, or baggage as some of us say, that I have realized that the most important thing is our connections to each other and to help each other evolve in consciousness. Josiah Royce, an engineer turned philosopher (sort of like me, an engineer turned leadership "philosopher"), said "But individuals are not isolated beings; we can know ourselves only in relation to others". I think that's partially true. I use to think that was completely true, but I believe there is a fundamental element of self, of ourselves that we need to truly understand at not only  a physical, emotional, and intellectual level, but at a spiritual level. Through this awareness, our beliefs "self liberate" as Ken Wilber says into the vastness of the infinite. When this happens, we truly understand that  we are not our bodies, not the object, we are the observer, the spiritual being, the soul energy that is currently occupying this body to experience life, experience what we are currently creating. When we realize this, the  game of manifesting, co-creating shifts perspective,  and changes view point, a paradigm shift happens.  


Can we do leadership if we are not "evolved" or at this level of consciousness? The answer is not only a profound yes, but I believe the leadership process raises each other to these levels of consciousness. I believe that when we share and "do leadership", or engage in the leadership process from our authentic selves, we co-create our reality. 


We can only do this together, one does not do leadership without others...

Transcendent Leadership Creation

There is a wonderful way to create - state the creation with an inner knowing that you create it all, both the good and the challenges! So if you have lots of challenges, you are an awesome creator! So switch it to create the good, fun, exciting! Then co-create this with others!

Occupy your Consciousness

Lots of activity about Occupy Wallstreet. Maybe we should occupy our own consciousness first!


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Finding My Social Media Voice

Hello Everyone!
I am taking a social media class to understand all of this incredible technology and how it can help with my personal mission of facilitating in the consciousness evolution of the planet. What I'm starting to understand is the power of one voice reaching millions. I have received "Steve Jobs last words" from Facebook, Twitter, email, websites and blogs at least 3 or 4 times from two or more of these media. "Oh wow" ... LOVE IT Steve!

So, here are some beginning thoughts on Transcendent Leadership:

First, leadership is what people do together, a process, not what the leader does. Take a look at Leadsim.com - Dr. John Dentico has wonderful insights about this (and he has great taste in wine!)

This is the next evolution of leadership. From James MacGregor Burns' definitions of Transactional - an exchange of valued things, realizing individual goals, to Transformational (or transforming) - "a relationship of mutual stimulation...converting followers into leaders and into moral agents" to Dr. Rost's definition of collaborative leadership.

Dr. Joseph Rost, a thought leader of the leadership process, evolved Burns definition into "an influence relationship among leaders and collaborators who intend real change that reflect their mutual purpose".

I have evolved it to "Transcendent Leadership - a relationship dynamic among collaborative groups of people who co-create the future together, raise one another to higher levels of consciousness in the essence of spiritual humanism with the understanding of the interconnectedness of all things."

We are evolving, so must our definitions of leadership.


This will be posted to Facebook and Twitter automatically... Well, that's the plan anyway! I'll keep you posted! ;)
Lisa

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My First Blog - Finding My Voice

Hi Everyone!
I'm so excited, I am finally blogging after I don't know how many friends and colleagues "suggested" I do this thing!

My title of "Finding My Voice" I believe captures the essence of what blogging was originally designed to do - creating a space for people all over the world to find their voice. So, how does this relate to Transcendent Leadership? Ah, that's a great discussion for the next blog.... stay tuned!