Two Birds in a Tree

9Leading by Inclusion

Know the Self as the chariot’s lord,Our body as the chariot itself,Know the rider as our intelligence,Our mind is the rider’s reins,Our physical senses are the horses, they say,While material objects are the paths they travel.He who is without understanding,With unrestrained mind and senses out of control,Is like a chariot out of balance, with bad horses.KAṬHA UPANISHAD

Once it has found a steady anchor and is less affected by the storm, the lower bird can begin to take the confident steps that will lead it to the higher bird. It now has different paths by which it can scale the tree and lead the way for the other birds in the lower branches. One way for Being-centered business leaders to lead by example is to be inclusive ...