And so it became a paltry spectacle, the National Commemoration on Dam Square. Paltry because much of the citizenry that carries and underpins the commemoration was absent. The run-up to the commemoration was dominated by fears of its disruption. Wouldn’t there be shouting or demonstrations? Would we be able to handle the tension of remembering
The big challenge for leaders is to make their organizations truly of value to society. In times – such as now – of complex and profound transformations that create great uncertainties, this is not easy. In order to be able to give direction to this, leaders must show more than substantive knowledge and extensive management competencies. They must also fully contribute their personal, human qualities. As an executive teamcoach, I help leaders and their teams discover how they can be effective in this.
My blogs and podcasts, essays, articles, and books have as a connecting theme what it takes to be of value to the world. This can be about our personal, inner life, but also about our political and social activities as active citizens. How we can contribute to a better society and how we can shape our responsibility for other people and the fragile planet on which we live.
At first glance, meditating seems to be about our inner life. Yet that is only partly true. At its core, meditating means practicing how to deal with our experiences. They consist of our perception of the world from within and from outside – with our reaction to it – and that determines what attitude we adopt and behave towards the world, others, and ourselves. Meditation is therefore always about the connection between our inner self and the outside world.
