EmpowermentEmpowermentfor Leaders…for Leaders…

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Universitywww.bkwsu.org

First of all…First of all…

What is a leader?What is a leader?

What is empowerment?What is empowerment?

What is REALLY empowering What is REALLY empowering a leader?a leader?

Tendencies of LeadershipTendencies of Leadership Team and networkTeam and network

Social responsibilitySocial responsibility

Focus on peopleFocus on people

Reinventing the businessReinventing the business

Spirituality and a new way of doing Spirituality and a new way of doing businessbusiness

Team / NetworkTeam / Network

What is new?What is new? Team is easy, too much has been talked Team is easy, too much has been talked

and done on that.and done on that. The new thing is the team awareness The new thing is the team awareness

which allows the team to go beyond their which allows the team to go beyond their own limits.own limits.

And the networking process: the And the networking process: the understading by the leader that people understading by the leader that people DON’T HAVE TO HELP HIM/HER, but DON’T HAVE TO HELP HIM/HER, but you have to conquer others.you have to conquer others.

What you need is…What you need is… A new kind of leadership, more oriented A new kind of leadership, more oriented

to PROCESSES than RESULTS.to PROCESSES than RESULTS.

Social ResponsibilitySocial Responsibility What is new?What is new?

It is not a fashion, it came to stay.It is not a fashion, it came to stay. Don’t mix with charity or philantropy. We are Don’t mix with charity or philantropy. We are

talking about RESPONSIBILITY and that is talking about RESPONSIBILITY and that is deep.deep.

Academic work on that is well developed.Academic work on that is well developed. Main focuses: environment (first one), working Main focuses: environment (first one), working

life quality, nearby community, responsible life quality, nearby community, responsible marketing and business ethics.marketing and business ethics.

What you need is…What you need is… Really priorising the company goals and Really priorising the company goals and

choose with full understanding the area(s) of choose with full understanding the area(s) of social responsibility to work with and commit social responsibility to work with and commit yourself and the rest of the company with that.yourself and the rest of the company with that.

Focus on PeopleFocus on People

What is new?What is new? Valueing people as they are, even Valueing people as they are, even

though they create chaos.though they create chaos. Going beyond the RESULTS and Going beyond the RESULTS and

PRODUCITIVITY paradigm, getting on PRODUCITIVITY paradigm, getting on board of the “female leadership” model.board of the “female leadership” model.

What you need is…What you need is… Develop a set of values like patience Develop a set of values like patience

and inconditional love.and inconditional love.

Reinventing the businessReinventing the business What is new?What is new?

Beforehand it used to be a question of Beforehand it used to be a question of technology; nowadays is about technical technology; nowadays is about technical people. New: people.people. New: people.

It is the time of people, of allowing them It is the time of people, of allowing them release their creative process, their own release their creative process, their own understanding of what is to be done, and understanding of what is to be done, and use that for recreating the business around use that for recreating the business around you.you.

What you need is…What you need is… A real perception of people potentiality and A real perception of people potentiality and

a different awareness of the boundaries of a different awareness of the boundaries of your business.your business.

Spirituality and the New Spirituality and the New CapitalismCapitalism

What is new?What is new? Patricia Abuderne foresees (Megatrends Patricia Abuderne foresees (Megatrends

2010) a new capitalism model and the 2010) a new capitalism model and the main basis is SPIRITUALITY.main basis is SPIRITUALITY.

What you need is…What you need is… Oops, that is hard! Bond business and Oops, that is hard! Bond business and

spirituality together again, after a long spirituality together again, after a long term divorce will require lots of self-term divorce will require lots of self-commitment and a clear view of the commitment and a clear view of the leaders’ own spirituality.leaders’ own spirituality.

Leaders’ To-Do ListLeaders’ To-Do List

Focus on process.Focus on process. Be responsible - socially speaking.Be responsible - socially speaking. Set of values.Set of values. People’s potential.People’s potential. New business’ boundaries.New business’ boundaries. Your own spirituality.Your own spirituality.

Q is: HOW?Q is: HOW?

The Tech SideThe Tech Side More learning is important. More learning is important. The continuous The continuous

and unending learning that allows us to have and unending learning that allows us to have the knowledge to deal with our Leaders’ To-Do the knowledge to deal with our Leaders’ To-Do List.List.

Relying on other organisations. Relying on other organisations. In many In many aspects like social responsibility or training aspects like social responsibility or training there are several organizations which are there are several organizations which are doing that right now, so why to recreate the doing that right now, so why to recreate the wheel?wheel?

Other companies experiences. Other companies experiences. Although every Although every company is as unique as a human being, still a company is as unique as a human being, still a lot can be learnt from them.lot can be learnt from them.

Priorisation and organisation. Priorisation and organisation. Good agendas Good agendas and even a coaching follow-up can help the and even a coaching follow-up can help the leader to tap the potential of everyone, even leader to tap the potential of everyone, even himself.himself.

Your SideYour Side As a leader, only YOU can do the task you As a leader, only YOU can do the task you

commit to. So, first of all, commit to. So, first of all, COMMITMENT COMMITMENT is necessary. Not something to talk about, is necessary. Not something to talk about, but deeper than that – again, an informal but deeper than that – again, an informal coach (your co-worker, wife/husband or coach (your co-worker, wife/husband or someone you trust) is great!someone you trust) is great!

Propably, the Propably, the SQ SQ will be a good option to will be a good option to work on. It brings many other things like work on. It brings many other things like values along.values along.

Travel helps in expanding awareness, Travel helps in expanding awareness, along with checking the world around along with checking the world around from time to time. Better than travelling, from time to time. Better than travelling, check yourself. check yourself. Cheking.Cheking.

A short To-Do ListA short To-Do List

COMMITMENTCOMMITMENT Write or speak to someone you trust.Write or speak to someone you trust. Commitment is not however a “words” Commitment is not however a “words”

thing, it comes from the heart, from the thing, it comes from the heart, from the very core of our lives.very core of our lives.

Spiritual AwarenessSpiritual Awareness Meditation is the key. Learn and practise Meditation is the key. Learn and practise

everyday.everyday. CheckingChecking

Always check your “balance” in the bank Always check your “balance” in the bank of your life.of your life.