We have all known apparently successful businesspeople (and even parents) who thought achievement was merely mechanical, numeric, like an algebra equation:
4X + Y = Success
Set the objectives, lay out the rules and push “on.” Yet when valued employees leave, relationships fail and objectives begin to crumble, the only thing they know to do is to push harder. Having only false or manipulative or unpracticed human-skills, these individuals never will solve for ‘why.'
The best business plan will fail unless it makes ample use of the best people skills. And yet maximizing people “skills” is not the ticket, either. Skills are mechanical; most people aren't. A real leader will endeavor to reach their hearts, inspire their minds, and enlist their true potential as humans. After all, most people are human. And as humans they respond best to human things, not inhuman ones.
The concept of Edaphic leadership is, at its core, both organic and oppositional: organic in that it derives from fundamental natural laws of human relations and oppositional in that it stands in direct confrontation to techniques, methods, beliefs and processes now widely applied in both homes and businesses. Authentic leadership is an engagement that evolves into something very much like a marriage; and like in marriage, actions estranged from principles of decent human conduct ensure eventual divorce.
The Edaphic Leadership Compass is a groundbreakingmodel for principle-centered leadership based on high regard for human relationships as a bottom line much more fundamental than production and profits, but infinitely better aligned with long-term, authentic success.
The Edaphic Leadership workshop will encourage a radical redirect for many companies and many heretofore managers. Learning and applying the principles of Edaphic Leadership may require of some a strenuous departure from where they are, what they've heard, and what they've done before, but for those leading edge organizations who believe in or are willing to explore the value of Edaphic leadership, we will help you change the way you think and do business.
We hope you will consider learning about the Edaphic Leadership Compass™ and invite us to visit your organization. Our engaging and interactive Introductory (2-hours), half-day and full-day “gardening sessions” will immerse you and your team in a life-changing leadership paradigm unlike any other you've seen.
