Boxes

Everyone now has to be in a box.

Vegan, in a box.

Christian, in a box.

Atheist, in a box.

Smoker, in a box.

Gay, in a box.

Muslim, in a box.

Right wing, in a box.

Socialist, in a box.

Label us and put us in a box.

It helps us to hate, ridicule, vilify, and feel superior to other boxes.It distracts us from the bigger picture. We’re blind to the real world that is outside our box. We can easily be manipulated once labelled.

Tear down the boxes.

We are all the same human race, equal, worthy, and we will succeed in finding a better world if we are all in the same box as one.

We do not need labelling.

We need to connect with each other instead, label-free, and share empathy, kindness, compassion and love for each other.

If it sounds all a bit fluffy and utopian, have you ever wondered why? The myth-makers that control us, need us in our boxes and tell us their way is the only way. Well, it has been for them but for the rest of humanity, it is not. There are alternatives we’ve never tried.

Together, we would not accept the injustices of the world perpetrated against one box by another led by the myth-makers who make the boxes and the labels.

Jump out of your box, ditch your label and become a free human.

We can all make our difference outside the boxes as one human race.

Management corrodes, leadership nourishes.

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The system loves management, it enables efficiency, it maximises the return from all of the assets.

Management is control, is fear, is catching out, is replacing trust with systems, is removing creativity, is imposing compliance, is organising assets, is anti-human. It is the corrosion of people.

Leadership is not about authority, it is about inspiration, about trust, empathy, inclusiveness, is about creating safe environments, is about the human, not the asset. Leadership is about everyone, not the leader, it is about putting people first. It is about collaboration, not coercion.

We do not need more management, we need true leadership. We need to break out and try creating organisations that truly inspire, that make people feel good, trusted, appreciated and worthy.

It takes a brave person to lead and a weak person to manage and control.

No one needs more being told what to do, they need more appreciation of what they do right. No one tires of good feedback, support, understanding, being made to feel worthy and trusted. Most importantly, no one ever gets tired of being praised.

It is that simple, but it requires all of us to take on the responsibility of being leaders and being the change we want to see.

Management is corrosive, we all flourish under true leadership.