http://heartofaleader.net/2008/05/06/ring-or-clunk/ Leading from the inside out Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:39:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://heartofaleader.net/2008/05/06/ring-or-clunk/#comment-172 Adam Hunger Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:13:58 +0000 http://heartofaleader.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/ring-or-clunk/#comment-172 There is something profound and repeatable in your statement that "this process did not require the strong hand of a leader." As a former oarsman and musician, I think I understand. There is a common goal which draws everyone together. There is subtle, shared, situational leadership feedng back to all the parts. An orchestra has a baton; a crew has a coxswain. These elements coordinate, assist with timing/pace, and eliminate distraction. In crew, when all eight oarsmen pull in unison in all aspects of the stroke, the boat is said to be in "swing." You can actually feel the harmony as whole becomes far greater than the parts. You realize that most of the time we live in a state of "clunk." There is something profound and repeatable in your statement that “this process did not require the strong hand of a leader.” As a former oarsman and musician, I think I understand. There is a common goal which draws everyone together. There is subtle, shared, situational leadership feedng back to all the parts. An orchestra has a baton; a crew has a coxswain. These elements coordinate, assist with timing/pace, and eliminate distraction. In crew, when all eight oarsmen pull in unison in all aspects of the stroke, the boat is said to be in “swing.” You can actually feel the harmony as whole becomes far greater than the parts. You realize that most of the time we live in a state of “clunk.”

]]> http://heartofaleader.net/2008/05/06/ring-or-clunk/#comment-140 What do you trust? « Heart of a Leader Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:29:15 +0000 http://heartofaleader.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/ring-or-clunk/#comment-140 [...] out to understand why I didn’t trust myself and what I choose to do now. In a past Blog, titled, Ring or Clunk, I talk about this simple approach that my wife showed me about know whether something feels right [...] [...] out to understand why I didn’t trust myself and what I choose to do now. In a past Blog, titled, Ring or Clunk, I talk about this simple approach that my wife showed me about know whether something feels right [...]

]]> http://heartofaleader.net/2008/05/06/ring-or-clunk/#comment-123 How do you decide the right person to vote for this fall? « Heart of a Leader Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:13:54 +0000 http://heartofaleader.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/ring-or-clunk/#comment-123 [...] What I do is use my intuition to make sure the decision “feels” right. It’s like having a kind of safety net. If my intuition doesn’t follow the decision track I am on, I stop and go back to my process to see what I am missing. After that I check in again with my intuition to see if it feels more on track (See more about this in our Blog post Ring or Clunk). [...] [...] What I do is use my intuition to make sure the decision “feels” right. It’s like having a kind of safety net. If my intuition doesn’t follow the decision track I am on, I stop and go back to my process to see what I am missing. After that I check in again with my intuition to see if it feels more on track (See more about this in our Blog post Ring or Clunk). [...]

]]>