Mindful Leadership

Lee Thayer on Leadership Virtuosity: Steps To Being Mindful

0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / October 31, 2011 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership

Lee Thayer’s Leadership Virtuosity in his series of books on leadership is a must read for all who want to see what is the cost of becoming a virtuoso leader.
Some of Lee’s thoughts:

The Performing Leader
The primary advantage of de-personalizing performance–of making the person’s performance and not his psyche and/or personality the issue–is that the [...]

Understanding Mindless To Begin To Comprehend Mindfulness

0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 25, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness

The Century of the Self is a 4 part series for the BBC by Adam Curtis.
Adam Curtis’ acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty.
To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved [...]

Mindfulness & Lessons from the Lakers

1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / June 12, 2011 / Posted in Breathe, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness

Looking backwards over today; what a marvelous day with Kip, Alan and Cheryl. What a wonderful scone that Vince made along with the flat white that Shelley put in front of me. The unexpected warm evening as I walked in the dark here in Yallingup to get the lasts 400 steps of my 10,000.
While [...]

Be Mindful: Silent is hidden in the word “Listen”

3 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / May 31, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, The Running Mind

I decided to carry 3 books and a journal with me during Kip’s and my 3 month travel portion of my 4 month Sabbatical. The three books are:
Mindfulness for Dummies by Shamash Alidina
Leadership: Thinking, Being, Doing by Lee Thayer
Claiming Your Place At The Fire: Living The Second Half of your Life on Purpose by [...]

Mindfulness: Present Moment. Kairos: Appropriate Time

2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / January 16, 2011 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, Uncategorized

Bruce Peters is a dear friend, former fellow Vistage Chairman, host of WCEOhq-Radio, and like me a champion of the work and wisdom of Lee Thayer. Check out his archives with his numerous dialogues with Lee.
I wanted to share Bruce’s response which reflects: When the mind is ready, the message appears.
Bruce [...]

Mindful Readings for a Retiring CEO & Anyone Else

0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 3, 2011 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership

A friend of mine and fellow Vistage Chair, Allen Hauge, asked a question about some readings for a retiring CEO. This is what I shared.
Here is a short list of books that I think would be helpful to a retiring CEO (was he/she tired the first time?) or anyone else for that matter [...]

Mindfulness: A tradition of storytelling

0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 24, 2010 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, Uncategorized

I remember reading the last paragraph that KVpops shared in his blog:
It’s all about telling a great story in the simplest manner with a great insight or an observation thrown in. Whether you are writing a novel, short story, feature film or even a 60 second spot, the rules are the same: set up [...]

Mindfulness, Being Present & the Power of One

2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / October 14, 2010 / Posted in Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness

One grain of sand can turn the tide
One single spark can light the night
One simple dream
One gentle word
One act of love from someone
Can start a Chain Reaction
It all begins in the heart
The Power of One

I have been blessed by the people who have touched my life.

One grain of sand can turn the tide

Tomorrow evening the [...]