We all have enormous power within. However, how many of us use that power fully? Positive Disruption the Corporate Sufi Way challenges you to review if each leader in your organization taps into their enormous potential and inspires others to tap into theirs.
At Corporate Sufi we use the P.O.W.E.R. acronym to highlight five commitments to tap into your power within. They are:
- Commitment to the Power of Giving: the more you give, the more you have.
- Commitment to Opening Your Innate Gifts: these are the abilities and talents that are imprinted in you from the day you are born – your birthday gifts.
- Commitment to a Winning Attitude: When you aim high, you reach high.
- Commitment to Enlightened Persistence: know when to persist and when to exit.
- Commitment to Rejuvenation: to be balanced and to be open to the signs the universe gives you.
Let’s explore each one:
P – Power of Giving
What is it costing the company for leaders and staff not to apply the principle of the power of giving to colleagues, subordinates, and customers?
O – Open your Birthday Gifts
What is it costing the company for not identifying the unique strengths of leaders and staff, and not applying those unique gifts?
W – Have a Winning Attitude
What is it costing the company for leaders and staff not to apply the principle of winning attitude when trying to sell or create a new product?
E – Enlightened Persistence
What is it costing the company for leaders and staff not to apply the principle of enlightened persistence – to go the distance when you are pursuing your goals and exit when you are off track?
R – Rejuvenate
What is it costing the company for leaders and staff not to be rejuvenated and energized?
A few years ago, to throw light on this “what is it costing” question, Harris Interactive, the originators of the Harris Poll, polled 23,000 U.S. residents employed full-time within key industries and key functional areas. Among other things, they found that only:
- 1 in 5 workers was enthusiastic about their team and organization’s goals.
- 1 in 5 workers had a clear “line of sight” between their tasks, team and organization’s goals.
- 15 percent felt their organization fully enabled them to execute key goals.
- 17 percent felt their organization fostered open communication that was respectful of different viewpoints.
- 10 percent felt their organization held people accountable, and
- 20 percent fully trusted their organization.In his excellent book, The 8th Habit, Stephen Covey explains these findings as follows:“…If, say, a soccer team had these same scores, only four of the eleven players on the field would know which goal is theirs. Only two of the eleven would care. Only two of eleven would know which position they play and exactly what they are supposed to do. And all but two players would, in some way, be competing against their own team members rather than the opponent. Can you imagine the personal and organizational cost of failing to fully engage the passion, talent, and intelligence of the workforce?”
The above example illustrates that very probably neither you nor your team are tapping into your full potential. The disruption here entails a vigilant effort to fight off the status quo, while making sure that each team member is working in areas where their strengths are fully deployed.
Positive Disruption the Corporate Sufi Way is a new program Corporate Sufi Worldwide has embarked on. If you are interested to know more, feel free to email us at info@corporatesufi.com.
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I wish this article to be cascaded to all corporate stake holders to empower businesses in changing worls. With recession at large the positive message in this article is the only solace !
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