The Power Of Giving Away Power

Margaret Thatcher had quoted sometime back " Power is like..being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't ".

People are the most important resource in the world. The power in people is stronger than people in power.

As they say, power?will intoxicate the?best?hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor?good?enough to be trusted with unlimited?power.

How do great leaders thrive in uncertain times? By changing their mindsets about power.

Why do some organizations grow and thrive with complexity, while others collapse under their own weight?

The answer is simple, but transformative: When power is hoarded and lorded over others, it is finite. But when leaders allow power to flow among groups, it can grow indefinitely. For individuals, communities, organizations to be self-perpetuating and self-energizing; they best function as Constellations-- dynamic, flexible, and renewable networks of distinct yet interwoven nodes.We can distribute power throughout an organization by using friction in decision-making, seeing more clearly when growth is being stifled, and fostering creativity and innovation in every part of the organization.

Change starts with recognizing "the power we can create by seeing the power in others"--and making the leap to lead, together.

ENDS