LEMON Leadership

Leadership styles are presented in many ways. It is interesting to note different ways in which leadership is presented. I recently came across one called ‘LEMON Leadership’ when the author of book came in for an introduction. Lemon stands forL- Luminaries
E- Entrepreneurs
M- Managers
O- Organizers
N- Networkers

Author explained that by going through an assessment you can identify which one of the above is your predominant style of operation. It is good to have a team of people with mixed predominant style. Every organization needs people who are operating out of the above strengths.

Extract from the book: ‘Definition of LEMONs’ is as given below

Luminaries: People who see the world through the lens of ideas, viewpoints, intellectual constructs, the ‘Why’

Entrepreneurs: People who see the world through the lens of opportunity, immediate needs to be filled, the ‘When’

Managers: People who see the systems, the practical workings, the ‘How’

Organizers: People who see the world through the lens of tasks to be done, people to be served, the ‘What’

Networkers: People who see the world through the lens of webs to be woven, people to be connected, elements to be gathered, the ‘Who’

It proposes a Radically fresh leadership view as a LEMON.

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Dharma and Living without rules

I have been having some thoughts about Dharma. Dharma is living the right way. I was reading book by Dr. Wayne Dyer ‘ Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao’ and following in an extract from one of the chapters that reflected similar ideas:

Picture yourself in a world where rules and laws don’t exist, where everyone lives peacefully and harmoniously. There’s no anarchy, thievery, hatred, or war; people simply live, work, love, and play without needing to be governed. Can you imagine a planet where the need for codes of conduct and edicts to govern the populace are simply unnecessary? This is the sort of idealistic mental meandering that led Lao-tzu to create this 18th verse of the Tao Te Ching, in which he’s clearly stating that you don’t need rules to be kind and just.

Laws or rules are seen by many as solely responsible for effectiveness kindness, justice and love – but you can choose to live form your heart, viewing these virtues as individual responsibilities that you adhere to without a statute or convention telling you to.

Rules are created to impose penalties to control or govern people who haven’t learned their individual responsibility as a part of the wholeness of the group.

Falsity among the people creates a need for rules, and rulers are needed to restore order.

Don’t act virtuous; be virtue

Be spontaneously generous to others because your inner calling demands it, not because others in their code making have determined that this is how you should behave.

Everyone is God Speaking. Why not be polite and Listen to Him?

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Quotes

“Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.” — Chuang-tzu

“To write spiritually is to engage in a search for authentic language. You’ll find your truth by writing your way to it.”– Patrice Vecchione

“The positive thing about writing is that you connect with yourself in the deepest way, and that’s heaven. You get a chance to know who you are, to know what you think. You begin to have a relationship with your mind.”– Natalie Goldberg