Zen the Essence of Excellence in Leadership

The sutras are mine. They may not necessarily follow a predetermined sequence. They may not also happen but surely they characterize the evolution of a leader.

When the witness is awakened and the mind is focused on the sense of purpose there arises a state in which the mind, body, and spirit are in a flow. And that is Zen of Leadership Excellence.

To gain enlightenment you must want it as much as a man whose head is held under water wants air.

The Pinnacle of Leadership is attained when the life script of an individual achieves the hallmark of becoming a book of knowledge thus becoming a role model who leaves a legacy behind.

Wise Leaders know everything is of transient nature and when will and wisdom combined are practiced with patience and perseverance, every problem then is always surmountable.

Transformational Leaders choose and coach their people well by giving attitude and life experiences a priority over acquired skills for accomplishing an arduous goal.

Empowered People Leadership is about acknowledging that we have to co-create alongside a unique set of people by tapping into their intrinsic strengths and complementing their weakness with the colla…

Awakened Leaders understand the power of their thoughts; they act as magnets that only attract powerful positive thoughts which are then actioned at the opportune time.

When one chooses to play a vital and proactive role in the evolution of consciousness or quality of life on the planet a Charismatic Leader augmented by a cause is born within us.

A Visionary Leader trusts and develops his faculty of imagination to transport into the future while remaining anchored to the present combining intuition and intent to surmount all obstacles.

Creative Leadership is all about making a choice in the now mode on what to create, sustain, and destroy; a practical deployment of the trinity.

One acts as a Proactive Leader when a realization dawns that use of intelligence is possible only in the zones of challenges large or small and are thus dealt with through wisdom and not through brut…

A Conscientious Leader stands tall during the duality of both high’s and low’s and adheres to the ever-pervasive universal principles of cause and effect which is the foundational character of every …

An Aware Leader evolves not with time but with every turbulence faced with wisdom and courage; endowments which flower only through constant engagement in learning of the eternal life skills.

An Actualised Leader in us is accentuated in the “moment of time” when we intentionally discover and put to practice our innate unique sense of purpose and contribution which is a dominant natural es…

A Natural Leader in us awakens the day we make a choice of being accountable to one's own life and that of others in our chosen space of contribution.

To be in the intellectually immobilized space of the game of survival, the greed of material benefits and the perpetual need of borrowed power through social “status”; keep us consciously or unconsci…

The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on water but to walk on earth. A Zen Proverb.

Zen and 21st Century leadership go hand in hand. While we deal with the outer world of business, leadership is also an inner journey full of Zen moments. In this podcast, we talk of the book's prefac…