For all those kings with kingdoms

India, probably the one country where kings continue to outlive the kingdoms. Any sphere of life, be it business or politics or even charitable work, the kings are in control of their self made empires with many waiting to make their own.

While it would be great to see the leaders empowering the work they are assigned to do, it would be difficult to digest when the leaders try to become powerful because of the position they are given.

There are innumerable examples one can read in newspapers and experience in corporate kingdoms about the leadership cult being cultivated that even goes to the extent of changing the organisational culture.

These kind of practices erode the organisational values. Encourage people to be acolytes, forbid the candor in day today business and lead to an avalanche of financial losses in the long term.

One of the best antidote that Indian culture prescribes for this condition is to "work with detachment".

There are three simple yet powerful parts in this philosophy.

1. "what you are"

You are Mr XXXXXX not by your nature or birth but because of a position that you are given. You have occupied a particular position and never allow the position to occupy yourself.

2. You are not permanent here

Each position, title, job, work, organisation that you work are not going to employ you forever. Everything comes with a number affixed on it.

3. Your purpose

You are hired to do the work nothing else... period.

When you master these three simple principles by reminding yourself everyday and each time Mr King tries to step out of your brain, you will get cured of this condition.

What benefits you will get:

1. You can focus more on work rather than on individuals and their feelings towards you (majority of a manager's time is wasted in this)

2. Organisational culture improves when people realize that it is their work that brings them laurels than paying obeisance to the king. 

3. Helps the organisations reduce cost of leadership show off (everyone knows how much money is wasted in this area.)

Organisations exist to make profit. Positions exist to make organisations achieve their bottom lines. If people are clear about these two lines, then organisations will be always in the headlines for good reasons.