To the astonishment of the world, Barack Obama knows the hearts of Americans to win and even outside the U.S., he is an inspirational figure. In one way or another, he knows the confidence of the people to win. What is its power to people in motion?
Confidence shows his spiritual strength. This occurs when someone manages to create space for opponents and making them into friends and allies. Barack Obama shows in his choice of eight employees they are competent people, whether supporters or opponents have been in the political struggle. He is a realist, who sees in this particular situation it can effectively support. At the same time he is an idealist, he has a great eye and knows what he wants the world to make. This attitude transcends existing political divisions, and he knows the people enthusiasm for his dream. He is open to any dialogue and breaks away from prejudices. This creates confidence and he touches people's hearts.
All the essential ingredients of business spirituality in this attitude of Obama found. Realism and effective in doing business next to an idealism that is able to transcend differences. It builds trust and gets into conversation with the people. It is an undeniable fact that with confidence the impossible to achieve. Without faith, nothing is created, how expert one also works. In the banking sector shows this clearly. How well qualified and has also set up a bank, as customers no longer have confidence they get their money from the bank and they invest in another place, and the bank goes bankrupt. There is nothing to do. Only regain the trust can save the business. The power of people like Mandela, Gandhi, and now Obama is to trust what they know to win.
It's the way an organization treats its people the confidence wins. The crisis, companies and banks lay off people. What happens to the human they can trust. Where inhuman proceeds could mean bankruptcy as confidence in the policy lost.
A relevant example is the American Southwest Airlines, which like all other airlines in America after September 11 disaster in a major crisis occurred because most passengers Impairs their flights. All companies had to lay off people, but Southwest has no one to dismiss the confidence of the people do not weaken. "You were there for us, now we're here for you" was the response of the workers, but also the passengers. Many passengers asked their money back, senior executives took no salary from September to January, and many workers collapsed a portion of their salary back. Despite the tough business world of flight duty nobody was fired due to the spiritual power of faith.
| Kind regards, Paul de Blot Professor of Business Spirituality Nyenrode Business Universiteit |  |
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Thanks for this article I'm nodding approvingly been reading. If it seemed that the economy is concerned, I see my view confirmed. That gives me confidence again! Inspiring, thank you.
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