The Praxis
On the contrary, five literacies leadership is an integral praxis. A philosophy of 'being'. People ‘awaken’ to the power of five literacies leadership. It requires a different kind of understanding. A different kind of learning. An advanced kind of personal development.
Five literacies leadership is not mutually exclusive or in competition with other leadership models. In the absence of a higher purpose, these have always tended to focus on managing people. But five literacies leadership is not about managing – or even performance per se. It is about human intentions. Particularly the intention of purposeful collaboration to create better futures, where wealth, health and well-being are shared equitably. This is why it is so intimately bound up with design.
For these reasons five literacies practitioners are more enlightened, more conscious of the good they can and should do in the world, than the rest of us, who still seem hell bent on using the guise and trappings of orthodox leadership to acquire greater influence, wealth or power. Whereas conventional notions of leadership are founded on some evidence of applied ego (as in charisma, presence, authority or high degrees of self-esteem) five literacies leaders invariably transcend ego. In so doing they liberate a higher order, transpersonal impulse that is, as yet, uncommon. It is also more disruptive of the status quo, of course, which tends to be an issue for many business enterprises in spite of their avowed understanding, and need for, innovation.
Five literacies leadership is still a rare phenomenon simply because it is the first sign of an evolutionary step in the emergence of a new, innate, universal morality. What we are seeing, and labeling five literacies leadership (for want of a more appropriate term) is a praxis that transcends old orthodoxies while combining a spiritual awakening and cognition of new possibilities with a deeply felt, personal, responsibility that embraces all life.
Of course there are numbers of people all around the world practicing five literacies leadership. There would have been no book called The Five Literacies without people to work with or examples to draw upon. Some of these are household names. Some are poor while others have more than their share of fame and fortune. But five literacies leaders are mostly ordinary people doing extraordinary things. These are the people from whom we draw inspiration. They are genuinely authentic leaders.
Richard has been working with five literacies leaders around the world for well over a decade. He understands what makes them tick. Our team is available now to help develop your own consciousness and liberate your own wisdom to lead in ways that are life transforming.
We are currently developing appropriate ways of growing a global community of five literacies leaders - an interactive learning laboratory and knowledge base where members can awaken to the wisdom inherent in the five literacies. Currently we are offering personal and group mentoring to organizations. This includes a comprehensive one-day Masterclass in which Richard personally outlines the philosophy underpinning The Five Literacies.
To discover how you can use the five literacies to enhance relationships, meaning, intentionality and success in your personal life, your organization or community, please contact Samantha Fernando at Mieza Consulting - samantha@mieza.com.au