Archive for Wednesday 7th August 2002 - The Naked Leader
When the world of business meets new-age philosophy the message is that success is within everyone’s grasp.

In his new book, Naked Leader, David Taylor aims to strip bare current business thinking of all the hype and promote his belief that we are all leaders and can get what we want out of life. In his work with blue chip companies he has noticed a sea change in attitude in the corporate world over the last ten years: meaning now comes before money.

Taylor says: “With the current collapse of trust in big business, people want answers to the big questions – who are we and why are we here?” He encourages his students to ‘centre’ themselves in the way practised by martial arts experts. All great leaders have mastered this – and everyone is capable of discovering it.

Meditation is a key tool too. But does he recommend it to his corporate clients? “Yes, but I don’t call it that. As ‘structured relaxation’ I have found it can change their lives too.”

He is totally confident in his belief: “Everything you need to become anything you want is already within you. We are all born with equal potential and when that potential is unleashed we can truly astound ourselves.” His book is structured to take readers on their own personal journey through it by following recommended pathways. It is the first ‘business’ title to adopt fully techniques usually found on the ‘mind-body-spirit’ section of bookshops.

For more information visit www.nakedleader.com

You can order The Naked Leader for £12.99 (post and packing is FREE).
Offer open to United Kingdom only.
Call: 0870 0703 200 or send a cheque/PO payable to “Mirror Direct”, PO Box 60 Helston Cornwall TR13 OTP. Three per cent of sales revenue is being donated to the Children’s Society.

The seven principles of Naked Leadership
1. Success is a formula, and it is simple
2. This formula does not ‘belong’ to anyone – it belongs to everyone
3. To be successful, you need to rely on no-one other than yourself
4. Success is whatever you want it to be, by your own definition
5. Success can happen very fast, often in heartbeat
6. Everyone has value, can be anything they want, and is a leader
7. The biggest mystery of life is to discover who we truly are

Mark Winter