Comments on: Leadership in Times of Crisis http://www.aliainstitute.org/fieldnotes_blog/2009/05/leadership-in-times-of-crisis/ News, Articles, & Stories from the ALIA Institute Community Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:48:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Azam Ali http://www.aliainstitute.org/fieldnotes_blog/2009/05/leadership-in-times-of-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-10205 Azam Ali Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:50 +0000 http://www.aliainstitute.org/fieldnotes_blog/?p=698#comment-10205 I totally agree with the above assertions. One thing I like to add here is that in times of crisis, true leaders emerge; they may not till then recognized as leaders or may not already occupy the leadership positions, or have till then unable to show their true colours. The true leaders take crisis as their mentor. It is also true, at present times the so called leaders in any realm are just bunch of mediocre who manipulated the environment to occupy the leadership positions. To prove my point just study the global economic and financial meltdown causes and it will come out in the open that how phony are the leading figures in financial and business world. I totally agree with the above assertions. One thing I like to add here is that in times of crisis, true leaders emerge; they may not till then recognized as leaders or may not already occupy the leadership positions, or have till then unable to show their true colours. The true leaders take crisis as their mentor. It is also true, at present times the so called leaders in any realm are just bunch of mediocre who manipulated the environment to occupy the leadership positions. To prove my point just study the global economic and financial meltdown causes and it will come out in the open that how phony are the leading figures in financial and business world.

]]> By: Carolyn Havens http://www.aliainstitute.org/fieldnotes_blog/2009/05/leadership-in-times-of-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-6144 Carolyn Havens Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:27:05 +0000 http://www.aliainstitute.org/fieldnotes_blog/?p=698#comment-6144 I just found your site after looking up IONS and following the advertisers for their conference. I am pleased to read the positive thoughts about the "crises". The only constant is change and "we the people" have the opportunity NOW to create a world that we want to live in. With the energrtic exceleration in our favor and all the information about the power of thought and feeling that is available, there is no reason why we can't bring about a New World paradigm that far surpasses anything ever done before. Keep up the good work. I just found your site after looking up IONS and following the advertisers for their conference. I am pleased to read the positive thoughts about the “crises”. The only constant is change and “we the people” have the opportunity NOW to create a world that we want to live in. With the energrtic exceleration in our favor and all the information about the power of thought and feeling that is available, there is no reason why we can’t bring about a New World paradigm that far surpasses anything ever done before. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: John Coxon http://www.aliainstitute.org/fieldnotes_blog/2009/05/leadership-in-times-of-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-4772 John Coxon Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:08:47 +0000 http://www.aliainstitute.org/fieldnotes_blog/?p=698#comment-4772 Crisis implies panic. When we become engulfed in a crisis our natural instinct is to fight a rearguard action designed to protect the present or at least return us to the present state. An alternative is to use a crisis as an opportunity to reflect upon the direction we are taking, either as an organisation or as an individual. A crisis can mean that there will not be a return to the present or it may take a long time to return to the present. What if, we asked ourselves, where are we going? Where do we want to be? Now that everything is a little unhinged, what would we like to be doing better? In this way, instead of waiting and reacting to whatever happens we are instead paving the way for the future. We are using the time available during a crisis in a positive and productive manner to work towards the future rather than working towards the past. All crisis's are tough; they are just tougher on those that do nothing than those that do something about the future. In this way we adapt, we maximise opportunities presented by the emerging future and we become stronger. Crisis implies panic. When we become engulfed in a crisis our natural instinct is to fight a rearguard action designed to protect the present or at least return us to the present state. An alternative is to use a crisis as an opportunity to reflect upon the direction we are taking, either as an organisation or as an individual. A crisis can mean that there will not be a return to the present or it may take a long time to return to the present.

What if, we asked ourselves, where are we going? Where do we want to be? Now that everything is a little unhinged, what would we like to be doing better? In this way, instead of waiting and reacting to whatever happens we are instead paving the way for the future. We are using the time available during a crisis in a positive and productive manner to work towards the future rather than working towards the past.

All crisis’s are tough; they are just tougher on those that do nothing than those that do something about the future. In this way we adapt, we maximise opportunities presented by the emerging future and we become stronger.

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