A big thank you to Meng and his introduction to Wisdom 2.0 i found myself in the midst of like-minded and amazing individuals who represent the beauties of mindfulness. Nuggets of Wisdom and Inspirations from the various speakers. Here goes…
In the context of mindfulness in companies. “Starting up the company, is not simply a purpose but an expression of purpose.” This blew me away, very often we turn to doing things, executing tasks as a means for us to show the world, that we do what we do. The expression of purpose becomes a way of life, a way of living, a being. It’s no longer about the fulfillment simply at present that supersedes the past or the future. But encapsulates the moment, now, that allows the very purpose be fulfilled in its mutli-faceted fashion. Free and open to accepting the shapes and designs that it takes and unravels.
As individuals who self reflect, we realize that this has to ascend to an organizational level too, we reflect as a team. Simple suggestions came with the weekly TGIF beer bash, that allow everyone on the team to evaluate what is the one thing that can be improved. I was told once by a Mentor a very long time ago, to work on 1% that I am good at, everyday, you will be a little better at what we do day by day. Small Wins, Small Improvements.
We all are strapped with time, how is it that we often find ourselves mutli-tasking, trying to do too many things at one time. You might have asked this question, how is it that I can scale more efficiently? I heard one of the deepest wisdoms that I found at the conference, from Premal from Kiva, “The best way to scale is to deepen relationships!” How true, how apt, how beautiful. Makes me pause and think for a moment, what do we chase after so often?
Leaders though are no different from their team mates, in companies with flat hierarchies, they are leaders because they have been entrusted to make decisions and have thought about it long and hard enough for their team members to trust and believe that they will make the right decisions for the company.
Many lessons I’ve learnt from this one panel, wisdom after wisdom has caused me to nod in agreement and to reflect all over again how we build teams and fashion our companies.
Am inspired to reflect on the next, The Power of Presence…
i like the part where it says “its an expression how who we are when we start a company”. how true that is, i never knew it reflected on the outside:) takecare, find more inspiration pls!
Awesome
Glad this is of some inspiration!