The Keys to the Castle The Magic of Higher Ground Leadership

We can sense that something is wrong.....

...but this is not the answer....

Burning Platform  2000 profits = $500,000  25% of Senior Leadership “at risk”  Recent layoffs  Five-year decline of exit interview data  “We’ve lost our Soul”

2,160 employees X $75,000 = $162,000,000

The Keys to the Castle CASTLE is a Manifesto

The Age of Myth, Mystery and Magic

Niccolò Machiavelli ( )

Galileo Galilei René Descartes Nicolaus Copernicus

The Age of Reason and Illusion

I did not discover relativity by rational thinking alone. Albert Einstein

The Age of Consciousness

Crystal of water that has been exposed to the words "Thank you" pasted on the bottle. (p. 90) Crystal of water that has been exposed to the words "you make me sick. I will kill you" pasted on the bottle. (p. 94) From “Messages from Water” by Masaru Emoto

Crystal of water that has been exposed to the playing of a Kawachi Folk Dance Crystal of water that has been exposed to the playing of Heavy Metal Music. From “Messages from Water” by Masaru Emoto

Before Crystal of tap water from Shinagawa, Tokyo. (p. 131) After After 500 Hado instructors send Chi and Soul from across Japan (p. 132)

Cross section of a sunflower stem grown with “Thank You” water. Cross section of a sunflower stem grown with “You Fool” water. From “Messages from Water”, Volume 2, page 133, by Masaru Emoto

The experiment with the light photon in the box

John Wheeler’s theory of Cosmic Evolution Discover, June 2002, page 46.

The Keys to the Castle  Courage

Harry Chapin: “Flowers are Red”

Marianne Williamson

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. William Shedd

The Keys to the Castle  Courage  Authenticity

What is Authentic Leadership? Alignment of….  The Mind  The Voice  The Heart, and  The Feet

What is Authentic Leadership?

There’s more to be learned from this video clip of Mother Teresa holding a dying baby’s head than all the management books ever written.

 71% of US adults can name a member of the rock band U2  15% of US adults can name the Chief Justice of the US Source: Time, October, 2002, page 13

Always preach the gospel; and where necessary, use words. Saint Francis of Asissi

The Keys to the Castle  Courage  Authenticity  Service

“To lead the people, walk behind them.” Lao-Tzu Servant Leadership “There go my people. I must catch them, for I am their leader.” Gandhi “ Whoever would be greatest among you must be servant of all.” Mark 10: 43-44

Questions for the Servant-Leader  What moves and defines you? What is your Destiny?  Do we share values?  Can I trust you?  Can I reach my Cause by following yours?  Will I grow and reach my potential by working with you?  Are you confident enough in yourself to be confident in me?  Are you prepared to practice Inspirational Leadership?

The Keys to the Castle  Courage  Authenticity  Service  Truthtelling

How Sleemans Truthtelling Commercials tap into our painful reality

Skip Turner of Mount Carmel Health System

The Keys to the Castle  Courage  Authenticity  Service  Truthtelling  Love

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other. Carl Gustav Jung

Joe Calvaruso, and love for a leader at Mount Carmel Health System

From Fear to Love…. Fear Love Motivation Inspiration

Conscious Leadership

The Keys to the Castle  Consciousness  Authenticity  Service  Truthtelling  Love  Effectiveness

Forbes Executive Women’s Summit Yes No % Have you thought of leaving your job in the past six months?

Employee Turnover – Mount Carmel 24% 16% 9.48% July ‘00July ‘01July ‘02 Turnover (Annualized) 14.52% X 7,000 employees = 1,016 employees X $75,000 = $76,200,000 savings per annum

Financial Performance  Patient Revenues  8.7%  Net Operating Income  709%  Net Income  144%  Premium Revenues  34%  Donations to Charitable Foundation  2,138%

Mount Carmel is a “Great Place to Work”  2000 =  47%  2002 =  67% ….43% INCREASE

Community Outreach – $33.6M; $41.8M

Seeing the Sacredness in every Relationship Mount Carmel Lung Cancer Ad – Funeral Mount Carmel Lung Cancer Ad – Feel fine

Mount Carmel Community Advertisement

Seeing the Sacredness in every Relationship “Before” Mount Carmel TV Commercials And the “after” commercials “Cat” and “Pavement” Mount Carmel TV Commercials

Julie Snyder, Vice President, Higher Ground Leadership, Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, Ohio.

Transformation....one Soul at a time “....participants reported a profound sense of personal change. In a presentation to the Mount Carmel Board, one participant explained that the transition toward a more spiritual model of organizing had been “the most important thing that ever happened” to him both “personally and professionally.” He went on to explain how it had “transformed” his life, influencing his perceptions of himself, his work, and most important, his relationships with his family.” Bethany Goodier, Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Florida SFU Logo

Transformation....one Soul at a time  “....participants reported changes in the vendors with whom they most frequently worked, explaining that many had adopted some spiritual practices as a result of their interactions with Mount Carmel.” SFU Logo Bethany Goodier, Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Florida

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Laurie Kennedy and Rob Ryder, Centura Health, Colorado

Joe Swedish, CEO, Centura The Centura Pathfinders

Employee Turnover – Centura 32% 25% March ‘01March‘02 Turnover (Annualized) 7% X 12,000 employees = 840 X $75,000 = $63,000,000 savings

BP logo morphing from “Shield” to “Helios”

 Map of Africa  Zooming to Tanzania  Zooming to a gas station (BP if possible)  Zooming to a picture of a body on the ground

The Keys to the Castle  Courage  Authenticity  Service  Truthtelling  Love  Effectiveness

Seeing the Sacredness in Everything

The real voyage of discovery comes not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust

“Pay it Forward”

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world Anne Frank

Let’s Change the World Together! Namaste! Let’s Change the World Together! Quick Fade Into Namaste!

“Flowers are Red” refrain