![]() ![]() They think that they are building a good group field, when in fact they are destroying its coherence and creating factions. Leaders who push think that they are facilitating process, when in fact they are blocking process. Force will cost you the support of the members. The leader who tries to control the group through force does not understand group process. It cannot be argued over or won in a fight. Constant interventions and instigations will not make a good group. ![]() “The Paradox of Pushing Too much force will backfire. The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age Because the leader is clear, the work is delicate and does not violate anybody’s sensibilities.” The leader who knows when to listen, when to act, and when to withdraw can work effectively with nearly anyone, even with other professionals, group leaders, or therapists, perhaps the most difficult and sophisticated group members. Such simplicity and economy is a valuable lesson. A knowing healer takes time to nourish self as well as others. A brilliant warrior does not make every possible brilliant intervention. I withdraw in order to empty myself of what has happened, to replenish my spirit. Periodically, the leader withdraws from the group and returns to silence, returns to God. There is a third aspect of leadership: Tao. This mixture of doing and being, of warrior and healer, is both productive and potent. That is the feminine or Yin aspect of leadership. Most of the time, however, the leader acts as a healer and is in an open, receptive, and nourishing state. That is the Yang or masculine aspect of leadership. As a warrior, the leader acts with power and decision. “A Warrior, a Healer, and Tao The leader can act as a warrior or as a healer. ![]()
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