Ancient wisdom about facilitation and leadership
The most difficult things in the world
must be done while they are easy;
the greatest things in the world
must be done while they are small.
Because of this sages never do great things;
that is why they can fulfil the greatness.
When people are born they are supple,
and when they die they are stiff.
When trees are born they are tender,
and when they die they are brittle.
Stiffness is thus a companion of death,
flexibility a companion of life.
Nobody has all the answers.
Knowing that you do not know everything is far wiser
than thinking that you know a lot when you really don’t…..
Anyway it's a relief to be able to say: “I don't know.”
Unclutter your mind.
Beginners acquire new theories and techniques until their minds are cluttered with options.
Advanced students forget the many options. They allow the theories and techniques that they have learnt to recede into the background.
Learn to unclutter your mind. Learn to simplify your work.
As you rely less and less on knowing just what to do, your work will become more direct and more powerful.
You will discover that the quality of your consciousness is more potent than any technique or theory or interpretation.
Learn how fruitful the blocked group or individual suddenly becomes when you give up trying to do just the right thing.
The Tao of Leadership by John Heider
must be done while they are easy;
the greatest things in the world
must be done while they are small.
Because of this sages never do great things;
that is why they can fulfil the greatness.
When people are born they are supple,
and when they die they are stiff.
When trees are born they are tender,
and when they die they are brittle.
Stiffness is thus a companion of death,
flexibility a companion of life.
Nobody has all the answers.
Knowing that you do not know everything is far wiser
than thinking that you know a lot when you really don’t…..
Anyway it's a relief to be able to say: “I don't know.”
Unclutter your mind.
Beginners acquire new theories and techniques until their minds are cluttered with options.
Advanced students forget the many options. They allow the theories and techniques that they have learnt to recede into the background.
Learn to unclutter your mind. Learn to simplify your work.
As you rely less and less on knowing just what to do, your work will become more direct and more powerful.
You will discover that the quality of your consciousness is more potent than any technique or theory or interpretation.
Learn how fruitful the blocked group or individual suddenly becomes when you give up trying to do just the right thing.
The Tao of Leadership by John Heider