The mindful manager, Agile Israel 2017
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This document discusses the importance of mindfulness and equanimity in leadership. It argues that power can distort rationality and define what is considered knowledge. Leaders are supposed to be certain and decisive but dealing with errors involves emotions. It suggests distinguishing emotional intelligence from being "emotional" and that being professional means being completely human. Mindfulness leads to equanimity which allows one to effectively manage complexity and lead with compassion.
The mindful manager, Agile Israel 2017
- 1. T H E M I N D F U L M A N A G E R F O S T E R I N G E Q U A N I M I T Y I N L E A D E R S H I P @cgosimon (Or learning to live with the mess)
- 2. W H A T D O E S I T F E E L L I K E T O B E W R O N G ?
- 3. I M E A N R E A L L Y S C R E W U P
- 4. Being Wrong Is Entirely Different from Realising that you’re Wrong
- 5. It’s Good Thing that we check then…
- 7. “ T H E T R E A T M E N T ”
- 8. – B L A I S E P A S C A L “Being unable to make what is just strong, we have instead made what is strong just.”
- 9. T H E R E L A T I O N S H I P B E T W E E N
- 10. - I M M A N U E L K A N T “The Possession of Power unavoidably spoils the free use of reason.”
- 11. – F R A N C I S B A C O N “Knowledge is Power.”
- 12. – B E N T F L Y V B J E R G “Power defines what information may be regarded as knowledge.”
- 14. T H E L O N G D U R E É O F P O W E R
- 15. B U T W E H A V E T H E A G I L E S N O W !
- 16. Small Batches! Working Software! Collaborating with customers!
- 17. B U T W E H A V E T H E L E A N S T A R T U P N O W !
- 18. T H E S E A R E N O T V A N I T Y
- 20. Lean and Agile were created by people interested solely interested being More Rational
- 21. P O W E R B L U R S T H E L I N E S Between Rationality and Rationalisation
- 23. You don’t hate collaborating with customers do you? You don’t hate early and continuous delivery of value do you?
- 24. What we have here, is a failure to have Equanimity
- 25. T W O P R O B L E M S • The Self • The System
- 26. I S C R E W U P , T H E R E F O R E I A M The Self
- 27. We believe our opinions are“The Truth”
- 28. S O I F Y O U D I S A G R E E W I T H M E T H E N … You’re Ignorant You’re Stupid You’re Evil
- 29. B U T …
- 30. M A N A G E R S A R E S U P P O S E D T O B E “ P R O F E S S I O N A L ” The System
- 31. B U T … Dealing with Errors Means Dealing with Emotions
- 32. M A N A G E R S A R E S U P P O S E D T O B E “ C E R T A I N ” & “ D E C I S I V E ”
- 33. B U T …
- 34. S O W H A T C A N I D O ?
- 35. D I S T I N G U I S H B E T W E E N … Being Emotionally Intelligent and Being “Emotional”
- 36. B E I N G P R O F E S S I O N A L S H O U L D M E A N B E I N G C O M P L E T E H U M A N S
- 37. D O Y O U S E E ? Mistakes as Roadblocks or Mistakes as Milestones?
- 38. D O Y O U ? Hold Beliefs or Have Knowledge
- 39. W H A T C A N W E D O ?
- 40. Human Beings are Social Animals Our Communities can define, coerce and corrupt us Or Balance Us
- 41. We have the Leaders we deserve
- 42. S H A R E T H E B U R D E N
- 43. Y O U C A N ’ T C H A N G E M A N A G E M E N T I N I S O L A T I O N
- 46. Mindfulness leads to Equanimity Equanimity lets you effectively manage navigate complexity
- 47. Equanimity leads to compassion
- 48. We experience others from the outside But ourselves from the inside
- 49. From the outside the irrational use of power looks irresponsible and ugly Whereas compassionate, mindful leadership appears as courage, honour and grace.
- 50. I F O N L Y L E A D E R S W O U L D U S E T H E I R P O W E R T O S H A P E N E W R E A L I T I E S I N S T E A D O F D I S T O R T I N G O U R V I E W O F T H E E X I S T I N G O N E