EVEN PIGS CAN FLY

Having my coffee at Gloria’s yesterday afternoon, ( took some hours off to shop for a gift,) . I kinda of like the coffee there, cheap + many youngster give this a pass for they prefer SB or CB&TL), I started reading my papers. Amongst others , what attracts me, is the proverb “ When Pigs Can Fly”. The saying has been traced back to 'Proverbs of Scotland' (1862). Of course much coverage given on Swine Flu. I am following it very closely because I have booked my Bali holiday in June!! (how close) and hate the idea of cancelling my mid year break.
A flying pig is a symbol of an impossible event coming to pass. It’s a phrase used to descibe wishful thinking; can never happen kinda of thing. A lot of times , I hear that To me it has 2 levels of meanings. 1) A general one that affects the entire globe eg gay marriages. Who would have thought that it will one day be legalised? or an unprecendented black presidency and etc. and etc. 2) Another, is on a personal level. I started listing my own “Impossible list”. My point is over the several months I am going to ensure that some are taken off the list . This can only be achieved by dauntless resolution and unwavering faith.

How is your “Pigs can Fly” list?? Nothing is impossible , it takes time for sure.

PETTY CATFIGHTS OR GUERILLA WARFARE

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table. - Hubert H. Humphrey

There's a lot of truth in this quotation judging from the recent AWARE SAGA. The new team has managed to wrestle leadership in quite an interesting way ,really!! I probably be right to say that its almost equivalent to assuming power through coup d'e'tat. I am wondering, how does that leadership relates to the others with such brutal facts?? No, they simply lost. People reject that kind of leadership! Its worth while to consider the idea that charisma can as much a liability as an asset.

Leadership is not only about vision, equally its about creating a climate where the truth is heard . There's a huge difference between the opportunity to 'have your say' and the opportunity to be 'heard'. Such openess creates trust and promotes loyalty and this is central for any leadership to survive. In the case of AWARE , their very action of sacking the centre manager, changing the locks and excluding the 'old guards' only serves to define their ego and selfish interest. When blames become entrenched in an organisation , grudges and political fiefdoms emerge. A huge barrier was erected that splits the organisation into opposing camps. However when one conducts autopsies without blame one goes a long way towards creating a climate where truth is heard and almost never needs to assign blame.

In any effective change process , objectives have to be future-focused rather than need or problem-focused ,as they are creating a powerful tool to guide the organization. Personally I do not feel that the team is able to cover the entire spectrum of women related issues when representation was limited to a specific group only. It will always be an organisation that's short sighted in its vision. Today, diversity and inclusion is really the core of any strong leadership and we engage in problem solving by cultivating cooperation.

Deal with the world as it is not as you wish!!