Conscientious Leadership or Conscious Leadership?

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In this Conscious Leadership in Action podcast conversation, Eric Kaufmann, CEO of Sagatica, suggested a distinction between conscientious leadership and conscious leadership. During our conversation, Eric said: Being conscientious means To Do the Right Thing. So, recycling, diversity, inclusion, fair trade, those are the right things to do. We applaud that. Recycling is really critical, the environment is critical, treating people fairly is critical. But there’s a distinction being conscientious and being conscious. To be conscious means to be in unresisting awareness of the present moment and the interconnectedness of all of life. So, I could recycle, but be really hard hearted; I could recycle, but be so competitive in my behaviour that I am […]

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The Quality of Leadership Attention

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This week I sat with a CEO of a global company, an extraordinary man who has only recently merged his spiritual self with his business self. For many years, these two sides of himself have been living separate lives, but owing to some deep developmental work he has done over the past year – and his own readiness – he has brought these two sides into one whole. This has had an extraordinary result on his leadership, and what he is setting in motion within his company. It is too early to share details of exactly what he is doing on the purpose journey which he has initiated, but I can speak about the experience […]

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Quick Inquiry into the “C” word - GIFCL.com

Quick Inquiry into the “C” word

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Currently, the “C” word is quickly dismissed in the business world, in fact, it is paradoxically ‘blasphemous’ to many business practitioners. Consciousness is often misinterpreted as it alludes to too many topics of the ‘airy-fairy’ nature. Assumptions: -Consciousness is an area left to the philosophers, to those who enjoy speaking in circles and coming to no conclusions. -It is linked to my definition of Spirituality/ a set of religion values—and these principles don’t mix well with business. What will happen to my bottom-line if I introduce Consciousness into my life (and consequently my business practice)? Take a look at the Conscious Capitalism publications for examples on how some businesses are managing to create profit, with […]

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