72: Spiritual Awareness

March 16, 2008 @ The Tao of Project Management from P M Blogger

Vote This Post DownVote This Post Up (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...


The Project
I spent this week away cross country ski-ing in Les Estables, in the Auvergne and never once thought about the project. Being in the mountains always seems to give a greater sense of awareness of where you are in relation to the whole. The weather and skiing were varied from snow to rain and ice and two fine sunny days at the end, but all great fun. There was a really nice crowd there and it made a really great break. One of the other skiers, Clare, turned out to be studying theology in her spare time, which set me thinking about spiritual awareness.

The Way
Working with a project team, or ski-ing with a group in the Auvergne, one has to be able to speak openly about religion, even if it may cause offence. I may not believe in God myself, but I do recognise that the great force of our spiritual roots lays in tradition, so I am happy for others to do so if they wish.

The wise project manager models spiritual behaviour and lives in harmony with spiritual values. There is a way of knowing, higher than reason. There is a self, greater than egocentricity. The wise project manager demonstrates the power of selflessness and the unity of all creation. I know this, for this is the way of the project manager.

The Tao
Lao Tsu tells us:

When men lack a sense of awe, there will be disaster.

Do not intrude in their homes.
Do not harass them at work.
If you do not interfere, they will not weary of you.

Therefore the sage knows himself but makes no show,
Has self-respect but is not arrogant.
He lets go of that and chooses this.


This article is syndicated from The Tao of Project Management . The original article is available here. Read more in Project Management News, The Tao of Project Management .

No tag for this post.
Popularity: 1%
Reminder : PMToolbox has ZERO tolerance to copyright violation and agrees to follow strictly PMI's Professional Responsibility. That's why each post on this site includes a link to the original version at its source site.

Related Posts

Comments

Got something to say?






[?]