Aum - Transform, Innovate and Grow

Aum - Transform, Innovate and Grow

Simple Leadership Vs Situational Leadership Leader Vs Manager Situational leadership has been very popular over a period of time. However, we have not realised that we are working on trying to cure the symptom rather than looking at the root cause. It may be surprising that we have not focussed on such a simple thing which was so straight forward. It is like seeing the God in the form of SUN every day and still trying to see the creator everywhere. We are just going in vicious circles and looking to move forward, as we not straight within our own self. Everyone wants to control the other person, to show their supremacy or greatness. In situational leadership we are not focussed on removing the non value added work and people are very happy to control/dominate others rather than leading them to achieve their goal or make others successful.

What is simple leadership? Simple leadership does not focus on dealing with Situations (symptoms), Its major focus on ensuring that situations do not arise, where we require multiple styles to manage people. It is more focussed on the system, processes, ethics, morals and environment which leaders build. Here, the leader is not required to manage people and the concept of management is eliminated everywhere. Everyone can be managed by the principle of guidance and support of people around. In reality we will have real leaders and no manager. Focus is always to remove the root cause of problems, rather than spending time to manage the symptoms.

One size fits all, one style which can help in achieving our desired goals and objectives.

No Observer: Here there is no observer or the observed, here people are not dependent on someone to find their mistakes It is an open culture, where people come and accept their mistakes and take up the course of corrective actions to ensure that their thought process in corrected. You yourself become the witness of your own actions, there is no one to find mistakes in you. When people stop criticizing each other and appreciate others, people automatically come forward to improve themselves. This can happen when people are free and there is no penalty to improve themselves or correcting themselves.

No need to observe anyone: Here there is no need to observe any one, unless the work is getting impacted and the system automatically detects the area or factor which is leading to the the stagnation of work.

No Concept of testing each other: The rules are very clear and the hiring is done, with very high standards. Post the person is hired, they are taken through 30 day training on how to deal with every situation and how to react. What are the Do’ and donts. What should be done, in case they dont have clarity is provided in the culture book - People can easily search and find the behaviour which they need to demonstrate. Anyone can add a new scenario, if it is not existing and the culture team looks into the same to approve and make the corrections, if required to be online for everyone to see.

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Daily meditation and the concept of Oneness: Before starting the work, people are asked to do a guided meditation session and do a prayer, similar to what you would have done in a school. This makes people aware of themselves ( without self/selfishness) and thoughts which are required to work. This should be mandatory for every person who is working, from a sweeper to the CEO.

Assistance cell When people are not capable to deal with a situation, they can reach out to assistance cell. When people are not able to finish the work which was planned and accepted by themselves, they can reach out to them to get the guidance and help required and realign themselves in a proper way so that they can contribute more than what they are taking home.

Identifying the weakest link in the process: Most of the projects and tasks are pending even after doing all the work, here the concept of weakest link or the metric of waiting time comes into picture. when every any work goes beyond a specific timeline, automated alerts should be sent to the group of people are responsible for getting the things done.

Reason for the dealy = Always document the reason for delay and the respective teams will work on the

Cross functional inputs = Due credit and acknowledgement should be provided to other teams who are providing valuable inputs. This can be worked out as a provisional credit to the person who has helped other teams.

Silence and Listening: People talk in a very limited words only words which are required to get the work done. Soft instrumental music is encouraged, to kee

Avoidance of Meetings and starting continuum of efforts to implement  : Most of the companies suffer the syndrome of doing only meetings, with very less output. Here a platform of having synergies with all the concerned people and teams can be made - which is written in a systematic and in structured ways. this helps in getting the things done, quickly rather then discussing or having any meetings. The concept of any meeting is eliminated. Meeting are actually a Non productive and a sin for the company.

Provision to provide feedback in a constructive way and a provison for dialogue: Employees are encouraged to provide constructive feedback and openness to take reverse feedback.

Focus on Hows is more than what has been acheived Most of the companies follow the goal oriented approach

linking Core Values to every work and earning the points

No teachers only guides:

Appreciate good work immediately without any comparison:

Root cause analysis: Whenever any issue happens, someone else has to find the root cause of the problem. In this culture, the people are trained in such a way that group of people where the issue happened take collective responsibility and do the root cause with the person who has done the mistake. Here, the person who has done the mistake is given freedom to express the reasons which lead to the mistake.

Everyone looks at correcting the process and the blame is not on the person, who did the mistake.

No seprate team of HR / Quality assurance / training: Most often we see people

Correction unit: People who accept the mistakes are made to undergo a period of self assessment and take a leave from the work till they feel that, they are corrected

Ego free people is the key requirement for this concept to flourish, people don’t get credit when they focus on self

Greatness/group ego/group identity: Our society has been habituated to work with group ego and identity from millions of years. Earleir, people used to form groups to be safe, as every group in order to prove their superiority wanted to attach each other

Speak only truth:

No intention to harm others:

No need to prove yourself, however you are working to prove the best and use collective thought process to make the outcome best.

What is the key ingendient, to make this concept successful? Ego free person - when ego is not present. Everything happens in a perfect way without any effort. Ego loss as "... complete transcendence − beyond words, beyond space−time, beyond self. There are no visions, no sense of self, no thoughts. There are only pure awareness and ecstatic freedom to see only your work and actions.

In Practical life we see diverse situations and to manage each situation, every leader has to act differently with different type of people? How can you think of simple leadership? We have created a environment where people are habituated to say false things, do buttering, impress people, ensure that the ego of the other person is fulfilled, importance to personnel ego is very high, people want to be appreciated to provide the deserving credit, People primarily follow human sentiments and not process, rules or guidelines to work and get the work done. If all the pre-written things are eliminated and if people are habituated to be transparent, ensure that people earn trust only by speaking truth, principles of cheating others is avoided by the leadership team, avoiding ego and ensure that respect to all is present, avoid human sentiments while working and follow the processes, rules and guidelines set to work. Where everything is clearly documented and explained and people play a role of guide and supporter. Here decisions are taken based on data and facts. People are tested thoroughly before they get hired. The concept of teaching and testing others is eliminated, people are only encouraged to learn from each other. Everything can be managed in simple, easy and in the most effective way.

When people are not matured and are not knowledgeable or cannot understand simple things, they have to be directed with clear and specific instructions. People have to mature in the area of work for them to be guided. how can you eliminate this concept? If we hire people with right set of attitude, instead of focussing more on skills and talent. People are more likely to understand the simple things in very easy way. When people don't have ego, they are more likely to accept what has been told to them and if still the person is not able to execute as per the requirements, there is a problem in which the person has been trained or the person is very good in something else basis his interest and talent. They should be moved where they are more happy and willing to work as they feel comfortable and are able to contribute. It is very simple and easy, however all this works when people don't have any attitude or ego. Where people are not looking to show mistakes, however people are in the process of supporting them to overcome their problems.

How will such concept work? To build anything we have to lay a foundation. Here, we have to bring like minded people who are willing to build a right environment, systems and processes where people are willing to learn and implement the learning practically every day and achieve success. This can happen when right set of leaders are appreciated and promoted, who are following the simple leadership principle only.

Why people are hesitant to speak the truth and be transparent? Why they want to hide the reality by giving excuses and having an illusion of doing good? People always look at taking shortcuts when they are incapable of doing the right things in the right way. They always find all excuses to do what they believe in, seldom they can think of doing the right things when even when the opportunity exists. They are full of ego and pride, they always believe in testing and teaching others, as they feel that they are full of knowledge and wisdom. Even after seeing the reality clearly, due to accumulated ego, they are unable to change themselves, even when opportunities exist.

Why people are always looking at teaching, observing and testing others? Why simple improvements within are not visible which can help others in simple and easy ways? People always have reached a stage which can be retained by having complex structures and processes. if everything becomes simple and easy to understand, where will people who have gathered enormous knowledge, will not get the required status or respect. They are always happy when simple things are distant from common people. If people are told that visible celestial objects, nature, parents, teachers and doing good to others is where god and goodness exists. The respect which religious leaders have will go away, as they have always tried to divide the people on various fronts and have created various situations which can help them to dictate terms to follow. People hold high designations in the society because of the knowledge alone which they think is supreme. However, they don't have time to think, as to how they are not utilizing the knowledge in the right way when they know what is right.

The below video demonstrates, how ego makes the knowledgeable person blind when simple things are also in front of them very clearly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqlRVSKnk6k

What is self learning and how it should be promoted? Some people are of the opinion that we should leave people in circumstance and situations, which will help them to learn, grow and manage others easily. Here, the problem is if the person is required to learn, nature will take care. However, when knowledge has reached its peak the probability of ego getting developed is high. People take the control of putting others in situations, where they can teach, which is actually not required at all. There is no need of creating situations or putting people in situations. They can be transparent and speak the real truth and can easily help others with more effectiveness.

Concept of pay on acheving the desired standards of work? Are the standards on which we are paying are right? Today we have people who are getting paid to control people, rather supporting or guiding them. People are working not to help people around us, but to manage and get the things done. Today famous quotes state the most talented people is the person who knows the art of managing people and getting the desired work done. Today people prefer executionist, and not the one who can eliminate the problems which are leading to have an executionist.

We are habituated to have people around who want us to be dependent on others always. We are not thinking of how to become self sustaining and self fulfilling, always the need to depend on others to get the things done has been the limelight of our society and we feel so proud of it as well.

The real leader who should be getting paid is the person who is able to create an environment of trust, truth, transparency, thought leadership and teamwork (5T’s). When people wear this T-shirt - The right things will happen easily and effort to create the right environment will be more predominant, rather than focussing on people.

What is readiness and is it required in the simple leadership model? Readiness is always required, we need to be ready to embrace the right thoughts immediately. People should be trained to evolve to next levels, by always challenging the current status quo. If we are not challenging the current systems, we cannot grow. Always there is something even more better that is in store for us. This is the reason the universe is called as infinite and can only be experienced.

In short, we should be ready to embrace the change. Change for the Good. Change is only constant and nothing else can be constant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Krishnaheda (talk • contribs) 04:09, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

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