CHAPTER 5

The Chief Attribute of a Leader: Yogyathwa

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Understand that the impediment is the disconnect between one’s mind and the Common Soul.
  2. The natural state of humans is to be like children—connected.
  3. Yoga is a kind of exercise of establishing connect with the Common Soul.
  4. A leader is rich in Yogyathwa.

The Common Soul

From the Common Soul theory of leadership it becomes evident that there is this elusive thing called ‘Common Soul’ which is the game maker in leadership. And though it is true that we will come across people who are more than convinced that the ‘Common Soul’ is ‘invented’ and not ‘discovered’, we will go ahead without getting into that debate—it is ...

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