Leadership Aikido
Have started re-reading a book I picked up almost 20 years ago. It’s called Leadership Aikido by John O’Neil. Here are some of the keys points. Old-style industrial-era command and control leadership is not sustainable. He describes he Green Glass Age to reflect the coming together of the environmental concerns and biological advances – the green – with communication and computing power – the glass (glass being the colloquial term for silicon wafers and fibre optics). The way to the new style of leadership can be understood and learnt by the lessons of a particular form of defensive martial art known as Aikido (the way (Do) of life forces (Ki) in harmony Ai)). Leadership is about overcoming internal enemies: Failing to grow emotionally Failing to make creative connections Failing to emphatise Failing to manage the ego Failing to overcome alienation and boredom by mastering these practices: Cultivate self-knowledge Get creative – usually through the creative arts Find a passion Learn fr...