Leadership of the intellect is about leading our thinking process in the right way. It is about making the right choices and decisions. What are the most important questions that we should be asking? Do we right quality and amount of information to make important decisions? Leadership of the intellect is also about taking responsibility for the ways in which we learn and use our multiple intelligences. We learn by reading, others through dialogue, some learn by documenting, others by hearing themselves talk and others learn only by doing “something”.
When we use our thinking ability to realize the ways we learn, we use appropriate methods to learn and develop. Linked closely to this subject is the aspect of multiple intelligences. IQ (as measured through tests of reasoning), verbal intelligence, spatial intelligence, musical intelligence and intra personal and spiritual intelligence are all different gifts that we are born with and acquire. When we know our gifts and learn how to leverage them, we demonstrate the leadership of the intellect and learn how to learn. We can also develop some of intelligences with conscious efforts. For example when we learn how to overcome fears and past conditioning, we can train ourselves to become more creative.
The essence of all these facets of inspired leadership is being led by the “self” or the life giving force – the ultimate truth. What is the purpose of my life? Why have I taken human birth? What are my gifts? How can I lead my life in a way that leverages my gifts to realize my purpose? How is my work and the way I am leading my life helping me to move towards my purpose? What changes do I bring about in the way I am leading my life to move towards my purpose? What competencies do I need to develop to enable these to happen? How do I lead my body and the process of perception to make this happen? How do I lead my intellect? How can I use my preferred learning style to learn this?
These are all questions that come to me if I introspect, reflect and contemplate and make these habits a regular part of my living. These help me to become fully aware and present and make changes in the ways I live to become a true leader. The ultimate gift of this form of leadership that we can give ourselves is to learn to live in the present and make every moment special. Instead of worrying about the future and having present and act with complete awareness. While eating, we are fully present, while playing, we are fully present, when working on a task, we are fully present. This is what we call as “mindfulness” or the ultimate form of self awareness. This causes complete “wellness” and makes every moment of life worthwhile and joyful.
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Anil Sachdev
Founder – School of Inspired Leadership