Inspirational, Uplifting and Entertaining Thoughts,
Ideas and Insights on Leadership and Management by Allen Hatton
This Edition:
ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP
Dr. Wayne Dyer has recently written a book that is his interpretation of
what was written Twenty-Five Hundred years ago by a man named Lao-Tzu who
wrote 81 verses that many believe to be the ultimate commentary on the
nature of our existence. The basic text of these verses is called the "Tao
Te Ching" or "The Great Way." The great scientist, inventor and artist,
Leonardo da Vinci was a student of the Tao. For the purpose of this issue
of Gems we will take a look at the 17th verse of the Tao, which addresses
leadership:
With the greatest leader above them,
People barely know one exists.
Next comes one whom they love and praise.
Next comes one whom they fear.
Next comes one whom they despise and defy.
When a leader trusts no one, No one trusts him.
The great leader speaks little. He never speaks
carelessly. He works without self-interest and leaves no trace.
When all is finished, the people say, "We did it
ourselves"
(Continued)
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