For over the past decade, I have been learning and living through the works of Landmark Education (now Landmark Worldwide). The programs have evolved from seminars designed by Werner Erhard. During that same approximate time, Erhard was working with Jensen, Zaffron, and Granger the creating an ontological, phenomenological leadership course to be taught throughout the world. Not only were they successful in doing so, they found through teaching the course, people left the course actually being leaders.
When I first took part in the seminars at Landmark Education, I found they dramatically, positively impacted my life. It was therefore a pleasure to attend the Being A Leader Course lead by Werner Erhard, who designed the original courses I have completed, Steve Zaffron, CEO, Vanto Group, Landmark Worldwide who now own the programs, Kari Granger Fellow of the Center for Character and Leadership Development United States Air Force Academy and Mike Jensen, Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard Business School. Leaving the course, I found the desire to share this work with the world. I have used the distinctions (primary theories) in every aspect of my life. First and foremost is the distinction of integrity. Mike Jensen defines integrity in the following way. The first level of honoring your word is: What You Said: Whatever you have said you will do or will not do, and in the case of do, by when you said you would do it. (When you have received a request, you may accept, decline, make a counter offer, or promise to respond at a specific later time. If you do not respond, you have in effect accepted (given your word to) that request). However, your requests of others do not for you become their word. The second level of honoring your word is: What You Know: Whatever you know to do or know not to do, and in the case of do, doing it as you know it is meant to be done and doing it on time, unless you have explicitly said to the contrary. The third level of honoring your word is: What Is Expected: Whatever you are expected to do or not do (even when not explicitly expressed), and in the case of do, doing it on time, unless you have explicitly said to the contrary. (What you expect of others and have not explicitly expressed to them is not part of their word as defined in this new model. The fourth level of honoring your word is: What You Say Is So: Whenever you have given your word to others as to the existence of some thing or some state of the world, your word includes being willing to be held accountable that the others would find your evidence for what you have asserted also makes what you have asserted valid for themselves. The fifth level of honoring your word is: What You Stand For: What you stand for is fundamental to who you are for yourself and who you are for others. What you stand for is a declaration constituted by 1) who you hold yourself to be for yourself as that for which you can be counted on from yourself (whether specifically articulated by you or not), and 2) who you hold yourself out to be for others as that for which you can be counted on by others (or …show more content…
17) and “workability is: the state or condition that determines the available opportunity for performance (Erhard, 2014, p. 3). Erhard, et al. (2014, p.6) defines an individual’s performance as being “whole and complete as a person, the quality of one’s life, happiness, or the welfare of one’s children”. They tie integrity with workability and performance (Erhard, et al, 2014, p.6).
“The ontological law of integrity” has a direct relation to performance. Performance as used by Erhard (2014) is undefined or measured. Your opportunity for performance lives proportionately to your abiding by the rules of integrity. Included would be the enrichment of the quality of life (Erhard, et al., 2014, p.8). The new model integrity is keeping your word which includes your word to yourself (even about yourself), or to others. It is not about and does not include morals and
When I first took part in the seminars at Landmark Education, I found they dramatically, positively impacted my life. It was therefore a pleasure to attend the Being A Leader Course lead by Werner Erhard, who designed the original courses I have completed, Steve Zaffron, CEO, Vanto Group, Landmark Worldwide who now own the programs, Kari Granger Fellow of the Center for Character and Leadership Development United States Air Force Academy and Mike Jensen, Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard Business School. Leaving the course, I found the desire to share this work with the world. I have used the distinctions (primary theories) in every aspect of my life. First and foremost is the distinction of integrity. Mike Jensen defines integrity in the following way. The first level of honoring your word is: What You Said: Whatever you have said you will do or will not do, and in the case of do, by when you said you would do it. (When you have received a request, you may accept, decline, make a counter offer, or promise to respond at a specific later time. If you do not respond, you have in effect accepted (given your word to) that request). However, your requests of others do not for you become their word. The second level of honoring your word is: What You Know: Whatever you know to do or know not to do, and in the case of do, doing it as you know it is meant to be done and doing it on time, unless you have explicitly said to the contrary. The third level of honoring your word is: What Is Expected: Whatever you are expected to do or not do (even when not explicitly expressed), and in the case of do, doing it on time, unless you have explicitly said to the contrary. (What you expect of others and have not explicitly expressed to them is not part of their word as defined in this new model. The fourth level of honoring your word is: What You Say Is So: Whenever you have given your word to others as to the existence of some thing or some state of the world, your word includes being willing to be held accountable that the others would find your evidence for what you have asserted also makes what you have asserted valid for themselves. The fifth level of honoring your word is: What You Stand For: What you stand for is fundamental to who you are for yourself and who you are for others. What you stand for is a declaration constituted by 1) who you hold yourself to be for yourself as that for which you can be counted on from yourself (whether specifically articulated by you or not), and 2) who you hold yourself out to be for others as that for which you can be counted on by others (or …show more content…
17) and “workability is: the state or condition that determines the available opportunity for performance (Erhard, 2014, p. 3). Erhard, et al. (2014, p.6) defines an individual’s performance as being “whole and complete as a person, the quality of one’s life, happiness, or the welfare of one’s children”. They tie integrity with workability and performance (Erhard, et al, 2014, p.6).
“The ontological law of integrity” has a direct relation to performance. Performance as used by Erhard (2014) is undefined or measured. Your opportunity for performance lives proportionately to your abiding by the rules of integrity. Included would be the enrichment of the quality of life (Erhard, et al., 2014, p.8). The new model integrity is keeping your word which includes your word to yourself (even about yourself), or to others. It is not about and does not include morals and