Showing posts with label mindlessness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mindlessness. Show all posts

Monday, 1 September 2014

Views in Verse on mindfulness






Mindfulness

The new corporate 'must have'

Delivering Buddhist 'be in the now' composure 

to the better known 'I thought you did this yesterday' culture




No doubting the power of personal mindfulness; but can it be deployed in the manner in which we usually see corporate projects deployed? There is only one answer to that. Yet it won't stop us from trying.



Mindlessness


The Buddhist monks have given their all
A panacea, a corporate call
A silver bullet to be precise
To transform our culture to warm and nice


It’s a state of mind we’ll all be showing
When the pressure's white hot glowing
You'll zone in with all your thinking
Into ‘the now’ …key factors linking


It starts out with the CEO
Who declares it as the ‘way to go’
Drilling into where it’s needed
Right to ‘the floor’ to be seeded


But it can’t be just a 'softly' code
Where the ‘rubber hits the road'
For this to get up we’ll need to try
To marry up key KPI’s


With line of sight we’ll execute
Focussed mindsets to really suit
While the unions shouldn't interfere
To kick it back that extra gear


Yet lip service will clearly not be enough
When the going gets real tough
The odd angry shout we'll understand
It’s rough out there in corporate land


And being sure it’s HR’s stand
Should resonate in budget land
Can’t see ‘the beanies’ really caring
Given they like that 'something daring'


And don't be concerned that proof is lacking
to warrant this scheme deserves our backing
Innovation demands ‘the smart ones’ bring
The new ‘must have’ …the next big thing!


They've tried it at the Aussie Rules
'Roosy' says "hey...the boys are cool"
"The coaches say they'll fall into line"
"Malthouse may take a little time!"




From the desktop of Grahame J Flynn