Provide Leadership Across the Organisation

PROVIDE LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE ORGANISATION ASSESSMENT BY CHARLOTTE MCMANUS LEADER The 14th Dalai genus genus genus genus Lama 1. INTRODUCTION The reason for selecting the Dalai Lama is because he has achieved many things in his life and is now considered amongst many researchers and writers, as hotshot of the greatest leaders of any time. He has been a leader of a country, a religion, and more than significantly, the leader of the sacred world. He is a intrigue character that has insured many effortful situations which increases the intrigue of this leader and the skills that he possess.He leads and promotes a way of life that encapsulates each(prenominal) homosexuals, in all countries, of all religions, and uses in truth unique leadership skills, which will be very interesting to study. 1. 2BACKGROUND The Dalai Lama is a re-incarnation of a presbyopic line (13 before him) of tulkus(an enlightened Tibetan Buddhist lama/ memoriseer) who descend from thebodhisattvaAvalokite svara. The first Dalai Lama was Gendun Drup who dwelld in 1391 1474. Tenzin Gyatso was enthr integrityd as the 14th Dalai Lama in 1940 when he was cardinal old age old, and assumed temporal responsibility of Tibet (www. alailamafoundation. org) when he was 15 years old. He experienced an invasion of Tibet by the Chinese and escaped into expatriation in India when he was 24, making him the first eer Dalai Lama ever to leave Tibet. The Dalai Lama has dedicated his life to promoting a world kick of violence and suffering, where all nature can live in stillness and harmony together, ir heedive of nationality and ghostly beliefs. He believes that through meditation, compassion and the respect for all life, each person will achieve happiness and satisfaction in their life. 1. 3ACHIEVEMENTSThe Dalai Lama has achieved many things in his life to date, including world awarded with nonp aril of the most recognised awards in the world in 1989 The Nobel Peace Prize, which is a true in dication of his world-recognised contributions to promote peace. To achieve this award the Dalai Lama has washed-out his entire life striving to create a more serene environment for the clement race, with a great focus on reclaiming human rights in Tibet. This mission has seen him travel all everyplace the world, meeting with leaders of many countries presenting new initiatives and being relentless in his message and specialness to resolve these issues.These include his appeals to the United Nations during his exile, in 1959, 1961 and 1965, which resulted in three resolutions being adoptive by the General Assembly. In 1987 he presented the Five blot Peace Plan to the sexual congressional Humans Rights Caucus. This was an appeal to the US Congress for the restoration of human rights in Tibet and to announce it as a regularise of peace, therefore stopping the dumping of nuclear waste in Tibet, as well as urging earnest negotiations on the future of Tibet and dealing between t he Tibetan and Chinese people (http//nobelprize. org).In 1989 he offered the spunk Way Proposal at the European Parliament, which was not accepted, however, the Dalai Lama once more proposed this in 1996 and 1997, when a preliminary opinion poll was held and the policy was adopted by Parliament. In April 1991, Tenzin Gyatsu travelled to the US and met with George Bush, which ended a ostracise with the nation, and as well as resulted in US Congress liberation the Tibetan constitution Act 2002, take a hopalising US support for dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama, and excessively providing funding to Tibet for bring onment projects within the country. This was a very strategic ratiocination ade by the Dalai to create a valuable relationship with one of the most powerful counties in the world, and too resulted in the US award the Dalai Lama with the highest civilian award, the Congressional Gold Medal, in 2007. Whilst negotiating with parliaments and congress worldwide, the Dalai Lama has rebuilt communities for those living in exile, set up educational, cultural and religious institutions all over the world to assist in maintaining the Tibetan culture and teach Buddhism. He still broods to lead a community of an estimated 500 trillion Buddhists worldwide (http//www. thedhamma. com). 1. 4LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICSIt is very clear that the Dalai Lamas objectives are to bushel equality, respect, trust and mutual benefit (www. nobelprize. org) between Tibet and China. His concerns are for all members of the human family (www. nobelprize. org), and he has remained consistent and relentless in his message which has resulted in commitment and dedication from his followers. Personal value are very important to this leader, and he sets a moral example to his followers, yet as well as during the most difficult situations he still appears to act rationally. For example, it is reported that 20% of the Tibetan population have died in combat with the Chin ese (www. dityabirla. com), yet he consistently acts with integrity, compassion and empathy, whilst remaining strategic and controlled in his negotiations with this nation. The Dalai Lamas value and morals are what lead him this encourages his followers to also align their values with his. He sticks to his principles of right conduct, and therefore sets a moral example to his followers, which results in their unwavering support for him and his cause. These values and morals have prevented the Dalai Lama from behaving violently when in a threatening situation as they are recess of his psychological makeup, and moral reasoning.Theory Y is applicable in this scenario as the Dalai Lama leads on the premise that people are intrinsically motivated, core that how they feel will impact and influence them more than external motivation. Because of his spiritual strengths the Dalai Lama has developed the highest stage of moral reasoning, which as Kohlberg has expressed is not always possible . Whilst Gyatsus morals remain the most important device driver in his leadership, his culture is also something he is very proud of and is something that he is consistently working to retain.This is evident through his part in the in the lead the discipline of towns of Tibetans in exile across the world that celebrate and make love the Tibetan culture, in particular, Buddhism, which has also clearly driven his behaviours and attitudes towards life. There are numerous groups following the Dalai Lamas Buddhist doctrines, with followers traveling all over the world to get the opportunity to meet or listen to his teachings live. This group cohesion ensures reciprocal influence and maximises the influence of his messages, which is some other reason why the Dalai Lama spends so much of his time travelling.He regularly visits these groups to minimise interpersonal conflicts between the groups. It also allows for new groups to form at each event, which results in the group developmen t process restate itself throughout the world. The Dalai Lamas leadership is both authentic and handmaiden leadership. He promotes self-awareness, openness and inclusivity within the human family, yet he also acts as a servant for the people of Tibet to fight for their right to live in peace. I would say that the Dalai Lama is a transformational leader who provides tidy sum for his followers and inspires them to embrace his vision of peace and happiness for all.He allows them to ambition of what they can achieve, then designs a way for them to achieve it, and then continues to develop it through initiatives and programs that allow the vision to materialise, as we have seen in discussion section 1. 3 Achievements. 1. 5TYPE OF POWER Due to his position within the Buddhism community the Dalai Lama possesses referent power over his followers, this has developed over a long period of time, which has allowed his followers to witness his leadership skills and what he is prepared to ex perience/sacrifice for his beliefs.This has resulted in his following growing consistently over the past(a) 70 years, as people trust, respect and love him, therefore increase his influence and support. As it is believed that the Dalai Lama is a reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama he also possesses a level of legitimate power that has been passed reduce to him when he was enthroned as the 14th Dalai Lama. This legitimate power would only be relevant to those that believe in Buddhism, therefore believe in the thought of reincarnation.This legitimate power is not a power that the Dalai Lama exercises, as he claims that he is a simple monk from Tibet, I am no one special (Nobel Prize acceptance speech). This claim also contributes to the respect that his followers have for him and also helps them relate to him through his individualize leadership, resulting in stronger bonds being formed. The Dalai Lama is also a community leader, as he does not have position power from any countr y, and also has minimal resources to promulgate his message through.He also possesses the skills to build accessible capital, as discussed above and mobilisation, through the travel he does all over the world to communicate with his followers. 1. 6PERSONAL TRAITS The Dalai Lama uses his personal traits to communicate with people more hard-hittingly, which in turn ensures he gains their trust and respect. He is often bright at people, listens intently, and always maintains eye contact with the listening or speaker. He appears to be comfortable discussing all topics and never interrupts the speaker during conversation, but listens, encourages them to continue and then responds calmly.The Dalai Lama speaks three languages, Tibetan, Chinese and English. This ensures he can communicate and connect strongly with his fellow countrymen in Tibet. It is also important that he can communicate effectively with those that he has conflicts with, the Chinese. English is also a language he has learnt, as this is the most common language communicate in the Western world and therefore means maximum moving-picture show of his message to those across the world.When people talk roughly their encounter with the Dalai Lama, many mention his insatiable laugh and kind smile that result in them warming to him (www. youtube. com) and instantly wanting to listen and absorb his message. It has been reported by some, that he possesses an aura that has an amazingly positive effect on a person and is communicated to the receiver purely through facial expressions, including eye contact. As these cases of the communication process makes up 50% of the message, it therefore ensures clarity and collar for the receiver of the message. . 7LESSONS TO BE LEARNT The Dalai Lama has a lot to teach those that crush his leadership skills, but I would say that the most profound teaching is that you must connect with your followers, by gaining their trust and commitment. This can only be achieved by being consistent in your message, whilst acting with integrity, and providing your group or team with a vision, and assisting with achieving the final death through support and development of the vision.It is also important to leave regrets behind and take preceding the lessons which have been learnt by past mistakes, which ensures group cohesion, therefore maximising the chances of achieving that goal or objective. To be a successful leder you must be aroused about achieving your objective, as this will be communicated to your followers, therefore encouraging faithfulness and passion iin them, whilst inspiring them to achieve their goal. Mentoring is also another important aspect of leadership, as it ssists in the changing of behaviours and also encourages aspirations in the less experienced, whilst passing on valuable skills and lessons learnt from a more experienced leader. This has been apparent by the lessons and support that the Dalai Lama has received from many leaders around the world, including religious political and organisational, and also by the time he spent as a child learning about Buddhism and Tibetan culture. 1. 8CONCLUSIONIn conclusion, it has been very interesting and inspiring to read about this leader, i have learnt about many skills that are required to be a successful and inspirational leader. However, this spiritual leader may have many more skills that I believe cannot be duplicated without many hours of meditation and the study of his culture. Yet, this in itself highlights how effective the Dalai Lama is in communicating his message in relation to Buddhism, and how inspirational he really is.