What’s your superpower? Building your capabilities apart from the competitive herd.

Business leaders?like everyone else,?suffer from the paradox of choice.?All professionals?have endless initiatives and plans?with the built-in?promise to “transform”?themselves as well as their enterprises in order to?deliver attractive financial returns?with the hope of bettering their lives.

How?do you?prioritise and make choices?

Our experience indicates the answer liesin focusing on?your inner?capability on expanding your awareness to augment your authenticity. This skill does not separate you from other human beings but rather shows you how interconnected we truly are. This secret (which is not really secret nor exclusive) is your superpower.?

In the 1970s, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada brought a glorious tradition of singing and chanting to the West demonstrating the power of unleashing your inner bliss. He built a world-class and thriving organization on humility, compassion, and altruism. Humility is not often a term you hear bandied about in boardrooms.??In his case, he advocated singing the “Hare Krishna” mantra to unleash your superpower.

Now, I can see many in the audience shaking their heads in disbelief. Let me be clear. You do not need to shave your head, mark your forehead with a tilak, or wear saffron robes. You just need the humility to bow to your inner Self. The energy of which I speak lies latent in every human being. No one owns this energy and no one can sell it to you. It is already there, inside your heart, just waiting for you to activate its potential into reality.

What I love most about SB was his ability to express deep compassion for others. He also?disrupted?people’s received wisdom on what it takes to lead, fulfill objectives, and foster a global organisation by connecting the dots. Many celebrities such as Allan Ginsberg and George Harrison experienced the “magic” and saw its potential for a modern society in need of genuine interconnectivity. If you are uncomfortable with this, there are other paths. One such path is eloquently articulated by Matthieu Ricard and expressed in his book, “Altruism”. Here he delineates the challenges business leaders face and why this practice instills a sense of sanity into daily life.

Another trendsetter when it came to helping people release their superpower was the sage of Arunachala, Ramana?Maharshi,?His teachings were transmitted through silence. Ramana’s strategy was to offer anyone who came to Thiru?an opportunity in self-realisation?and not?analytics-driven pricing.?His best piece of spoken advice was to establish “the mind in its native state (of quiet repose) in the space of the Heart, undoubtedly (the essence) of all yogas”.

With?divine energy?as the driving force, the?practitioner?embarks?on a journey to build?a?world-class capability?that?radically shifts?how?to run an organization, tackle profitability as well as how to effectively manage a team of diverse players.??For some, these?new ways of working?are revolutionary. If the truth be told, they are not. They represent millennial old practices that have been rediscovered and adapted to the challenging times in which we currently live.?Even more important,?this?capability unleashes?value?you never knew you had.?

Look to build?a?superpower?built on empathy, compassion, and doing the right thing, this is your superhighway to success.

Around the world,?forward-looking?CEOs?have?concluded?that success in congested, increasingly commoditised markets can be achieved by building?innovative solutions to age-old barriers.?There are ways that?a company can chart a path to?fostering?a superpower of its own, but it must be forged with humanistic and guiding principles that are inclusive and not exclusive. Time to make your?institutional capability?stand apart from those who persist with their zero-sum games.

Institutional capability?should derive from?a?corporate strategy?based on humanism and not just profit for profit's sake at any cost. Gimmicks do not work. However, changing your awareness will work wonders for yourself and everyone else you have contact with. This is your moment to?excel?and stand apart from the competitive and common herd. Are you up to the challenge?

About The Author

Andrew Scharf is an Award-Winning MBA Admissions Consultant????Executive & Career Coach recognised for helping top performers, and aspiring professionals be all they can be. His?mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world at?Whitefield Consulting . Have a professional project you would like to discuss, send him a DM.