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“The Enlightened Leader: An introduction to the Chakras of Leadership” by Peter ten Hoopen & Fons Trompenaars

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Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons Ltd, England

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CONTENTS:

Foreword xi
Authors’ Note xiii
PART I: ENLIGHTENMENT IN THEORY 1
A Lofty Notion
The survival of the happiest 5
What is Leadership? 7
Definition and size-up 7
Leadership and management – related yet fundamentally different 12
Endarkened Leadership 15
Historical context 17
Leave your brain outside and bring your body indoors 19
Double standards in standard curriculum 21
Warning: don’t engage in duplicity if it’ll make you sick 24
The conscience-free corporation 25
Imposition of will – how much of a future? 26
What is Followership? 29
The leading role of the follower 29
The high art of inspiring others to lead 31
What is Enlightenment? 33
Practical and ideal enlightenment 34
What is Enlightened Leadership? 39
Leadership from within 41
How valuable is the corporate personality? 42
How to Reach Enlightenment 45
Honesty as a first step 46
The will as aid and obstacle 47
Enlightened Leaders Speak Out 49
Bill George, ex-CEO Medtronic: Commitment to a purpose or mission 49
Dee Hock, founder of Visa International: Induced behaviour 50
Robert E. Staub: Love generates more profi ts 50
Andrew Cohen, spiritual leader: Becoming one with your destiny 51
Aviv Shahar, founder of Amber Coaching: A new type of awareness 52
Jim Dreaver, management guru: Being present without agenda 53
PART II: THE CHAKRAS 57
The Seven Chakras of Leadership 59
Why chakras? 59
Chakras as containers of meaning 61
How does this work in practice? 63
The chakras and the human phases of development 64
Chakra Test helps to see your own chakras 65

  1. Root Chakra: Survival 66
    The chakra of survival 67
    The chakra of our relationship to the material world 69
    The one you neglect at your peril 69
    The root cause of many problems 71
    Short term orientation killing long term potential 72
    Some fundamental stuff 75
    Root Chakra dominant: Archetype Bob H. – boom or bust 78
    Root Chakra disdained: Archetype Edwin D. – the return to dust 80
    Paradox at the Root Level 84
  2. Sacral Chakra: Relationships, Creativity 86
    The chakra of connectedness and creation 87
    A problem-chakra par excellence 88
    Sexuality – suppression or celebration? 91
    Feel free to feel 93
    Do not identify with your feelings 94
    Emotionality as chocolate mousse 95
    All great art comes from the gut 96
    Competing for best cooperation 99
    What role for relationships? 101
    Gut feeling 103
    Creative sparkle 105
    Sacral Chakra wide open: Archetype Francis W. – beloved by all 108
    Sacral Chakra dominant: Archetype Carlo F. – charming till the grave 109
  3. Solar Plexus Chakra: Respect, Willpower 110
    The chakra governing manifestation of our will 111
    Power and how to apply it 114
    Women’s weak spot 114
    Women’s special gift 115
    Willpower and how to gain respect 118
    Inner-directed push or outer-directed pull 120
    An enlightening intermezzo 121
    Imposition versus attraction 125
    Solar Plexus Chakra never woke up: Archetype William D. – the handicap of comfort 126
    Solar Plexus Chakra dominant: Archetype Roger T. – willpower masquerading as detachment 128
  4. Heart Chakra: Love 130
    The chakra of the heart – in all connotations 132
    A force for the good 133
    The chakra of insight into human nature 134
    The chakra of turnaround 137
    A private example 140
    Leadership with Heart Power 142
    Courage and caution, passion and control 145
    Heart Power and the lack of it 148
    Heart Chakra wide open: Archetype Manous D. – maternal love and courage 150
    Heart Chakra seized up: Archetype John D. – the poverty of cunning 152
  5. Throat Chakra: Communication 154
    The chakra of a yearning for purity 156
    The chakra of communication – verbal and non-verbal 157
    Nexus where inner and outer world meet 158
    The path of integrity 165
    A look in the mirror 166
    Throat Chakra in clinch: Archetype Agnes W. – strained voice over-used 168
    Throat Chakra wide open: Archetype Norbert G. – mission driven voice 169
  6. Third Eye Chakra: Insight, Intuition 171
    The chakra for contact with the higher self 175
    The third eye helps see more dimensions 176
    The third eye and the pineal gland 177
    Intuitive leadership – when to bring into play? 178
    How to strengthen your intuition 179
    Everyone starts enlightened 182
    Integration is of the essence 186
    Egomania galore 187
    Ego as the destroyer of value 189
    Third Eye Chakra shut tight: Archetype Mary Z. – clueless in wonderland 191
    Third Eye Chakra wide open: Archetype Herman D. – an eye for coincidences 193
  7. Crown Chakra: Universal Consciousness 196
    The chakra of cosmic consciousness 199
    Exalted state of being, or cunning pretence? 200
    Subtle massage in the service of exploitation? 205
    The chakra that transcends all 206
    Reconciliation across a wide spectrum 210
    Is there life beyond Maslow? 211
    Crown Chakra dominant: Archetype Trevor M. – Sanctity First 213
    Crown Chakra blossoming: Archetype Y.H. – the Enlightened Leader 214
    Balanced Energy Economy 217
    How hallowed is the highest? 217
    Running on All Seven 220

PART III: ENLIGHTENMENT IN PRACTICE 223
A Higher Reality in Sight 225
Liberation from inner tyranny 225
What is wisdom? 227
How is wisdom attained? 227
The Wisdom of the Sea Urchin 231
Clarity is achieved by eliminating distractions 232
Obstacles on society’s growth path 236
The Courage to Stand Up 239
A desirable shift of focus 240
Corporate Social Responsibility – a cosmetic exercise? 242
Business as Agent for World Benefit 244
The work ahead 246
Appendix 249
Notes 251
Index 263

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Ray Dalio: “Principles: Life and Work”

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Ray Dalio: “Principles: Life and Work”, (2017), Simon & Schuster (LINK)

CONTENTS:

PART I
WHERE I’M COMING FROM
1 My Call to Adventure: 1949–1967
2 Crossing the Threshold: 1967–1979
3 My Abyss: 1979–1982
4 My Road of Trials: 1983–1994
5 The Ultimate Boon: 1995–2010
6 Returning the Boon: 2011–2015
7 My Last Year and My Greatest Challenge: 2016–2017
8 Looking Back from a Higher Level
PART II
LIFE PRINCIPLES
1 Embrace Reality and Deal with It
2 Use the 5-Step Process to Get What You Want Out of Life
3 Be Radically Open-Minded
4 Understand That People Are Wired Very Differently
5 Learn How to Make Decisions Effectively
Life Principles: Putting It All Together
Summary and Table of Life Principles
PART III
WORK PRINCIPLES
Summary and Table of Work Principles
TO GET THE CULTURE RIGHT . . .
1 Trust in Radical Truth and Radical Transparency
2 Cultivate Meaningful Work and Meaningful Relationships
3 Create a Culture in Which It Is Okay to Make Mistakes and Unacceptable Not to Learn from Them
4 Get and Stay in Sync
5 Believability Weight Your Decision Making
6 Recognize How to Get Beyond Disagreements
TO GET THE PEOPLE RIGHT . . .
7 Remember That the WHO Is More Important than the WHAT
8 Hire Right, Because the Penalties for Hiring Wrong Are Huge
9 Constantly Train, Test, Evaluate, and Sort People
TO BUILD AND EVOLVE YOUR MACHINE . . .
10 Manage as Someone Operating a Machine to Achieve a Goal
11 Perceive and Don’t Tolerate Problems
12 Diagnose Problems to Get at Their Root Causes
13 Design Improvements to Your Machine to Get Around Your Problems
14 Do What You Set Out to Do
15 Use Tools and Protocols to Shape How Work Is Done
16 And for Heaven’s Sake, Don’t Overlook Governance!
Work Principles: Putting It All Together
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX: TOOLS AND PROTOCOLS FOR BRIDGEWATER’S IDEA
MERITOCRACY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ray Dalio, who grew up a very ordinary middle-class kid from Long Island,
started the investment company Bridgewater Associates out of his two-bedroom
apartment when he was 26 years old, and built it over the next 42
years into what Fortune magazine assessed to be the fifth most important
private company in the U.S. He did that by creating a unique culture—an idea
meritocracy based on radical truth, radical transparency, and believability weighted
decision making—that he believes most people and organizations
can use to better achieve their own goals.
Along the way, Dalio became one of the 100 most influential (according
to Time) and 100 wealthiest (according to Forbes) people in the world, and
because his unique investment principles changed the industry, CIO
magazine called him “the Steve Jobs of investing.” (Those principles will be
conveyed in his next book, Economic and Investment Principles.) He
believes that his success isn’t due to anything special about him—it is the
result of principles he learned, largely by making mistakes, from which he
also believes most people can benefit.
At 68 years old, Dalio’s primary objective is to pass along these principles
in case others find them of value.

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