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Answer Upon - Leadership Lessons from the Great Pyramids - PART 1 of 2
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The discovery that skill was not enough
With skill, people were working as individuals. And as individuals, were primarily driven by personal motives, the payment they would receive, how much time they needed to work, how many days off
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It was not slaves who built the great pyramids. It was gangs of motivated, dedicated, and well organized individuals who had a purpose...
...And over 4500 years later, when viewing the astonishing accomplishments of the great pyramid builders through modern Directive Communication psychology, we find patterns. And the pyramids themselves conceal a mysterious code that illuminates the force of superior leadership.
The illuminating wealth of this systematic leadership proficiency was developed over centuries. It took hundreds of years to perfect, but only one dynasty to destroy.
The first pyramids were built inside mountains or were crude structures that withered with time, the skill had not yet been developed to erect the timeless monuments which still stand today.
Yet, as architects and planners came up with new ideas for better structures, the skill to implement these ideas had to be cultivated. And so it was.
The foundations of Pyramid building was founded in skill
Yet, as theses skills developed, stronger structures were built. But, they took a long time to construct and were not very significant. They had a good appearance, but lacked in function and durability. They had no where near the prominence of the great pyramids. They were mediocre.
One of the more important Pyramid Failures can give an insight to organizational breakdown in a structural metaphor. This was the Pyramid at Meidum built for Pharaoh Seneferu. Today it lays in ruins and toppled blocks. This early attempt failed because of one simple factor that skilled stonework had not yet foreseen. Each of the carved stones were laid as individual blocks, with one piled on top of the other. These gave way to earthquakes and strong weather conditions over time and the structure fell apart.
Since Skill was the foundation of progress, it needed to be further developed. So leaders and architects directed and supervised the development of the structures.
It wasn't till later that the Egyptians learned that by slanting the stones inward toward the center of the structure that things changed. The structure supported itself.
So the architects knew this must have been a sign from Amenhotep (the Egyptian god of architecture and construction) and it was revealed to them that skill was not enough. The teams of people who built these structures needed more, they needed to support each other and not work as a collection of individuals, but as a group with a purpose.
The discovery that skill was not enough
With skill, people were working as individuals. And as individuals, were primarily driven by personal motives, the payment they would receive, how much time they needed to work, how many days off
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The first pyramids were built inside mountains or were crude structures that withered with time, the skill had not yet been developed to erect the timeless monuments which still stand today.
Yet, as architects and planners came up with new ideas for better structures, the skill to implement these ideas had to be cultivated. And so it was.
The foundations of Pyramid building was founded in skill
Yet, as theses skills developed, stronger structures were built. But, they took a long time to construct and were not very significant. They had a good appearance, but lacked in function and durability. They had no where near the prominence of the great pyramids. They were mediocre.
One of the more important Pyramid Failures can give an insight to organizational breakdown in a structural metaphor. This was the Pyramid at Meidum built for Pharaoh Seneferu. Today it lays in ruins and toppled blocks. This early attempt failed because of one simple factor that skilled stonework had not yet foreseen. Each of the carved stones were laid as individual blocks, with one piled on top of the other. These gave way to earthquakes and strong weather conditions over time and the structure fell apart.
Since Skill was the foundation of progress, it needed to be further developed. So leaders and architects directed and supervised the development of the structures.
It wasn't till later that the Egyptians learned that by slanting the stones inward toward the center of the structure that things changed. The structure supported itself.
So the architects knew this must have been a sign from Amenhotep (the Egyptian god of architecture and construction) and it was revealed to them that skill was not enough. The teams of people who built these structures needed more, they needed to support each other and not work as a collection of individuals, but as a group with a purpose.
The discovery that skill was not enough
With skill, people were working as individuals. And as individuals, were primarily driven by personal motives, the payment they would receive, how much time they needed to work, how many days off
Ok, Here's the question. Is being self-employed all that it's cracked up to be? Ask anyone what they think about people who are self employed and I will guarantee you that the first response will be that they are all "rich". Yup, it's true, every self employed person is rich or suppose to be, baloney! Now, ask that same question of a dozen self-employed entrepreneurs and I bet you that you will hear twelve different responses.Before working for the "man", I was self-employed on the East Coast having owned 4 small businesses; not all at the same time, thank the Lord. Being self-employed has it's pros and cons, ups and downs, good days and bad days etc. I was responsible for making sure that my employees made an income. I was responsible for my making and income and providing myself with Health Insurance and vacations. There was no one there when I was sick to answer the phone to tell them that I was taking a sick day as I had no sick days! I had no paid vacations as when I was lucky
One of the more important Pyramid Failures can give an insight to organizational breakdown in a structural metaphor. This was the Pyramid at Meidum built for Pharaoh Seneferu. Today it lays in ruins and toppled blocks. This early attempt failed because of one simple factor that skilled stonework had not yet foreseen. Each of the carved stones were laid as individual blocks, with one piled on top of the other. These gave way to earthquakes and strong weather conditions over time and the structure fell apart.
Since Skill was the foundation of progress, it needed to be further developed. So leaders and architects directed and supervised the development of the structures.
It wasn't till later that the Egyptians learned that by slanting the stones inward toward the center of the structure that things changed. The structure supported itself.
So the architects knew this must have been a sign from Amenhotep (the Egyptian god of architecture and construction) and it was revealed to them that skill was not enough. The teams of people who built these structures needed more, they needed to support each other and not work as a collection of individuals, but as a group with a purpose.
The discovery that skill was not enough
With skill, people were working as individuals. And as individuals, were primarily driven by personal motives, the payment they would receive, how much time they needed to work, how many days off
The discussion with your client on how they want to handle the process will be after you have completed your work. For smaller clients you may actually print the bills, mall them, collect the payments and make the deposits. Although the most common means of payment process is lock box. Small clients may not want the expense of this service. For these clients you should create a spreadsheet in excel or in real time so they can post their payments when they come in mail. You may have clients who will prefer you do only the billing for them and they handle receiving and posting the payments. If you have a client who prefers you manually process their payments then increase your fees since this will take more time and cause you to spend less time on another client’s project.The most common way for larger clients is for the medical biller to send bills and have payments sent to a lock box for processing. When payments are sent to a lock box for processing a special post office box number is set
Since Skill was the foundation of progress, it needed to be further developed. So leaders and architects directed and supervised the development of the structures.
It wasn't till later that the Egyptians learned that by slanting the stones inward toward the center of the structure that things changed. The structure supported itself.
So the architects knew this must have been a sign from Amenhotep (the Egyptian god of architecture and construction) and it was revealed to them that skill was not enough. The teams of people who built these structures needed more, they needed to support each other and not work as a collection of individuals, but as a group with a purpose.
The discovery that skill was not enough
With skill, people were working as individuals. And as individuals, were primarily driven by personal motives, the payment they would receive, how much time they needed to work, how many days off
DLF is buying land all over Delhi and Noida, Reliance is investing heavily in the Mumbai SEZ. IT companies are buying land in all IT hubs. NRI's have hugely invested in Bangalore, Pune, Delhi, Chandgigarh and Gurgaon. Why is everyone talking India when it comes to real estate? Different reasons. Real estate prices have risen globally in the last few years, risen by unprecedented levels. Rising as much as 50-100% in the US, Ireland, UK, Australia. Even Dubai now allows foreign nationals to invest in real estate there. India to is following that trend. What works for India is the fact that the economy is booming and more and more people are moving to the job hubs. This creates a housing demand that far outstrips supply. In a lot of places IT folks are willing to pay a premium to buy and this has pushed the price further. Foreign investment in real estate had grown rapidly in the past 12 months, following the partial relaxation of India's foreign direct inve
The discovery that skill was not enough
With skill, people were working as individuals. And as individuals, were primarily driven by personal motives, the payment they would receive, how much time they needed to work, how many days off they would get, what was going on at home while they were working. To develop the cohesive structure the Pyramid needed to be, they needed to develop a cohesive workforce first. They needed to develop the cohesive "Attitude"
So the Pharaoh's planners and architects set out to cultivate this "Attitude" that was a message from the heavens.
According to Lehner, Egyptian society maintained a Social order that required everybody, no matter what rank, to owe service to the people above them. This was known as "Bak".
Today's employees owe service to their organization because they receive a salary. It doesn't guarantee they will do a good job. In the same light, "Bak" was only a means to recruit people for construction, not for the formation of a superior workforce with mind-set to create an edifice that will last thousands of years.
Think about it, it's a project that's only used when your boss is dead. And then, as long as it's standing while you're still alive, it looks like you and your colleges have done a great job.
So why put in the extra effort?
A modern study at Stanford University took the most successful people in various vocations and made a startling discovery. Across 100 of the studied vocations, it seemed that most successful people in those professions attributed only about 20% of their success to skill. The study quoted "the primary reason for extraordinary success is due to Attitude, not skill". The top sales people recognized only 14% of their success was due to skill, the rest was attitude. The top structural engineers, in a very skill based profession, indicated that only 22% was skill, the rest was attitude.
So how did the Egyptians cultivate the attitudes required to manifest the great pyramids?
The secret lies in expectation and reciprocity.
Bak was expected from everybody. The reward for Bak was that someone below you would give you back some Bak (and even the lowest ranks had "someone" below them at one point). Just like a job, you are expected to work and your reward is a paycheck. So when people started to feel they got something extra, more than was expected, their psychology changed. They WANTED to do a better job, they wanted to "Reciprocate" the extra value they were ge
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