Being There: Take Two
Ram Nidumolu has not let the sound of his own wheels make him crazy. Not judging from Two Birds in a Tree: Timeless Indian Wisdom for Business Leaders. The author, a social scientist, entrepreneur and consultant, starts off by unilaterally declaring that contemporary business leadership no longer works and needs to be replaced by “being-centered leadership.”This is the kind of management style that involves “the e ffort to lead from a place of seeking to realize leadership.”
The road map for the journey to being-centered leadership consists of four vital steps: “Recognize a higher reality, or the larger context of business (sat);” “experience this recognition through your consciousness (chit);” “anchor this experience in a mindset that promotes joy (ananda);” and “lead by example from this place of anchoring so that you become a being-centered leader (atmana) in thought, word and deed.”
If this formula sounds suspiciously close to Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal, so be it. One can only hope that the success of Two Birds in a Tree will lead to Two Condors in an Even Bigger Tree: Timeless Bolivian Wisdom for Business Leaders and Two Self-Actualizing Canadian Geese on an Ice Floe: Timeless Eskimo Wisdom for IT Guys.
Two Birds in a Tree: Timeless Indian Wisdom for Business Leaders, by Ram Nidumolu (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, $18.95, 216 pp.)
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Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
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Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
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General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
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General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.
