When organizations and societies become excessively focused on short term and narrow thinking, we have a leadership crisis.
Why do people become self-centered? Why do we lose touch with the goodness within each one of us? What makes us turn a blind eye to the plight of millions of poor around us? Why do we use methods and processes that damage the eco-system? What makes us continue to lead our lives without reflecting upon these issues? Why do we attract more people of the same kind who reinforce this thinking rather than “diversity”that challenges our assumptions?
These are extremely important questions.
The erosion of human value begins with the thought that selfish pursuit of my own ambitions without paying attention to the means that I adopt is fair and just. I get confused in understanding market economics and capitalism. I say to myself, that the end justifies the means. I work obsessively, exploit loopholes in regulations, “use” people encourage “corrupt” practices, damage the environment, dislike negative feedback and justify my methods as I get rewarded by greater profits.
Capitalism is understood by me to mean “ I am free to exploit the system till I am caught” and even after that, I can use my power and connections to escape the rule of law.
I lose the sense of community, ignore “sane” voices around me, turn a blind eye to all the damage I am causing to others and myself and get so much lost in the doing and becoming, that I am not mindful of my state of being.
When many others see me become “wealthy” by adopting these means, they too emulate my dangerous ways. Media celebrates such people and their success with making money is applauded, especially if in the process, I have made many others acquire more money in the same way.
Organizations who have become large corporations by following these methods and have made millions of shareholders wealthy in the short run, become so called role models and their founders and leaders “cult” figures and the “gurus” of this model of dangerous leadership. The system becomes so corrupt that the evil network of politicians, self serving bureaucrats and businessmen work seamlessly to benefit their own selves while giving “lip service” to serving society. What can we do to serve the highest common good?
The only way to overcome this problem is to pay attention to a new system of
education. We need to develop “Inspired Leadership” by overhauling our
existing ways of teaching and learning.
-Anil Sachdev Founder CEO www.soilindia.net
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