The 8 Powers ofLeadership

Power to Withdraw (DETACH) The Power to WITHDRAW is about perspective. It gives clarity and coolness, as well as the ability to change a situation. To withdraw is to detach or step back from whatever the current situation is, from the insistence of outward situations that seek to draw me into their webs: through feelings, emotions, confusion, interaction - whatever my potential reactions might be. This power is fundamental to leadership, where moving forward into domains of unmapped fu- tures requires detachment from old patterns of thinking, being and reacting. To WITHDRAW, it is crucial to understand that I am an actor playing a role, a player in the game. If I begin to believe the game, to become caught in the identity of the role, I lose any power to cre- ate, to contribute, to be free to shape new paths. As soon as I merge into the role, I am lost. Awareness of being the actor will keep me free from the persistence of tradition and conserva- tism. The power to WITHDRAW also ensures that I have access to other powers crucial to leader- ship today. When there is no map for the future, when we are truly rewriting the fundamentals of the way we live and work, we must be entirely creative, no adjustments, no incremental change; quantum leaps are required. Quantum leaps in creative thinking and manifestation are born from a free mind, a still and silent inner world that becomes the receptacle for genius. The way to build this instrumental power is meditation - and simply learning to be more quiet. Speaking less… thinking less. Growing a discipline within the self. Silence…Detachment…Introspection…Concentration