Posted on 12/20/2010 4:24:30 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Crises exist to test who the real leaders are. During the present crisis, as people lose confidence and anxiety grows, two leaders stand out, in the media at least: President Obama and his most vocal antagonist on the right, Sarah Palin. This might seem like a radically unequal contest. A sitting President versus a woman who served for half a term governing a state with a population smaller than any major American city? But leadership has always been considered mysterious, and one never knows.
To clear up the mystery, I began teaching CEOs and other top corporate officers in a business school course, "The Soul of Leadership." It was a daunting challenge for me and also for them: "Soul" isn't a word frequently heard in the boardroom. But voices on all sides cry out for the kind of leadership that does two things: first, fulfill the needs of the group, which can be as small as a family or as big as a nation. Second, bring meaning and values back into everyday life. Corporate leadership has a reputation for being divorced from both goals. It wasn't hard to find forward-looking people who wanted a change, even before Wall Street greed and excess began to paint a picture blacker than anyone was prepared for.
So, can the mystery of leadership be explained and taught? I believe it can, and to prove the point, the following acronym summarizes what it means to lead from the soul:
L = Look and Listen
E = Emotional Bonding
A = Awareness
D = Doing
E = Empowerment
R = Responsibility
S = Synchronicity
To keep this interesting, let's examine each factor as it applies to Obama and Palin, spotting their strengths, weaknesses, and potential downfall....
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Quite. Obama demonstrates no leadership skills at all. Palin, on the other hand is fairly brimming with leadership. Deepak is an ignorant dip.
The media and the elites are scared witless about Sarah and for good reason. Everything she stands for, and there are many in this country that stand for the same thing, is a threat to there agenda. And would strike a major blow to them if she were elected President. That’s how I see it anyway.
Any “spiritual leader” that defends or dismisses the killing of nascent human life is a dee-bag.
Agreed. Considering it was Chopora, it could have been a lot worse.
His “awareness” comparison says it all—Obama has a good, forward looking awareness whereas Palin has a bad bad backward awareness. In other words, Chopora agrees with Obama and disagrees with Palin.
I don’t know about a dip..maybe a POS ignoramus.
Where is the BARF alert?
With Chopra comparing Palin and 0bama that needs to be a requirement.
Where is the BARF alert?
With Chopra comparing Palin and 0bama that needs to be a requirement.
Where is the BARF alert?
With Chopra comparing Palin and 0bama that needs to be a requirement.
Where is the BARF alert?
With Chopra comparing Palin and 0bama that needs to be a requirement.
I’m still trying to think of something...anything...that Obama has taken responsibility for.
Hey Deepecker - go irrigate your colon.
deepstack shOprah? Old-school new-ager? Palin vs. brocko? Golly; I wonder who will win in his pathetic-pantywaist book?
Of course you would know how to distinguish a brilliant leader, Deepak. After all, you yourself were or are the brilliant leader of...
Now, what was it exactly?
Most who have been through any corporate "leadership seminar" can relate...
Is this the same Deepak Chopra that went on the Asia junket with Barry?
Take Barack Obama he sat in the senate seat sometimes in Washigton other times was absent and voted present during his time there..How does that make him smart..He was in senate few days until he started traveling to become a democrat candidate for President No wonder he voted present he didn’t know what was going on back in Washington..
Now lets take Sarah Palin who was a Mayor of one city and then went on to become the Governor of another big state..I would say she has more experience than the Muslim..Also we know Sarah is born in the USA but can’t say the same for the Muslim that was born in Kenya..
If you want to know how much this screed is actually worth, note that Chopra give Obbummer high marks for RESPONSIBILITY - of all things!
A man who has blamed others for everything that has failed at his hand!
A man who is a master of scapegoating!
Responsible? Give me a freaking break!
Where is the BARF alert?
No kidding. This guy makes me sick. He is the king of psycho babble.
The idea that he is in actual CEO boardrooms is quite disturbing.
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