Is Feng Shui a psychological thing or is it about 'real' energy? ; this was a question posed to me today by a non-chinese colleague of mine.
She was quite puzzled as there were 2 big plants put on her table (as she is a Receptionist-the first contact to outsiders into the huge Plant). Infact what ever put on her table reflected the organisation's believes systems and values.
Perhaps the mentioned organisation would like the visitors to have a perception that its(the organisation) has a lot of emphasis and care about the environment ? or were the plant put upon a Feng Shui Master advice?
Either reasons are not being tastefully done. If for Feng Shui reasons then it is really puzzled me. As a Feng Shui Practitioner, we all know that we place plants for certain reasons such as to draw the Qi or to reflect the gua of the sector, some of the example. Definitely would not like to place 2 huge pot of plants on the receptionist table.
Well, by now a lot of people would aware that merely by placing ornaments,trinkets and plants will not solve any feng Shui issues in a building.
It is the type and quality of Qi that the organisation is enjoying or at least try to tap that is important.
Well I would say this sort of action by putting plants in the hope of come major improvement to the organosation is somewhat like what Steven Covey mentioned before: " Leaning on to the wrong wall"
No matter how fast you climb to the top of the ladder and only realised when you reach the top rung and you look and exclaim " Oh my god ! i have been leaning against the wrong wall"
Well the moral of the story :
Have a complete plan or road map on what want to do and not piece meal planning. This same applies to metaphysical world. Get a whole Feng Shui Audit and not just the Entrance Lobby. Remember it is the LOCATION and the DIRECTION.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Why an organisation does not grow ?
It is not unusual that in today's business environment a lot of business owners will hold back on theirs business plans especially 'business growth plans'. In fact it is alright to hold back temporarily but it got to have time line for this temporary stand still. It should not be allowed as indefinite stagnant.
So What causes an organisations to become stagnant? Well it is invariably the leader of the business (the owner in many cases). As the old chinese idiom goes " Snake without it's head, it will not move". If the leader is not leading and/or leading without any direction then the team as well as the entire organisation will be so dysfunctional until that it is unable to follow.
Patrick Lencioni describes in his book "The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team" where there ae 5 areas in which a team (here i would like to include the entire organisation) can go wrong:
1. Absence of Trust
2. Fear and Conflict
3.Lack of Commitment
4.Avoidance of acountability
5. Inattention to results.
The most important factor among the listed above is the first dysfunction, the lack of trust. Nothing will move if there is no trusts established between the owner and the employees, the leader and the followers, the managers and the staff.
So how to solve this metaphysically ?
Well at least the owner or the leader and the senior manager have to sit at the good sector (in terms of feng shui) and try to utilise the star 3 energy to jolt every one up at the first place.
As Star 3 also has the wood energy in nature which again the wood also signfies growth.
Of course the plans needs to be communicated .Just do it at the right time, right date to brief the employees, follower or staff (about the organisations plans in how to brave through the temporary tough & rough time now.)
So What causes an organisations to become stagnant? Well it is invariably the leader of the business (the owner in many cases). As the old chinese idiom goes " Snake without it's head, it will not move". If the leader is not leading and/or leading without any direction then the team as well as the entire organisation will be so dysfunctional until that it is unable to follow.
Patrick Lencioni describes in his book "The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team" where there ae 5 areas in which a team (here i would like to include the entire organisation) can go wrong:
1. Absence of Trust
2. Fear and Conflict
3.Lack of Commitment
4.Avoidance of acountability
5. Inattention to results.
The most important factor among the listed above is the first dysfunction, the lack of trust. Nothing will move if there is no trusts established between the owner and the employees, the leader and the followers, the managers and the staff.
So how to solve this metaphysically ?
Well at least the owner or the leader and the senior manager have to sit at the good sector (in terms of feng shui) and try to utilise the star 3 energy to jolt every one up at the first place.
As Star 3 also has the wood energy in nature which again the wood also signfies growth.
Of course the plans needs to be communicated .Just do it at the right time, right date to brief the employees, follower or staff (about the organisations plans in how to brave through the temporary tough & rough time now.)
10 Heavenly Stems Characteristics
Well, is that correct that the Day Master Heavenly Stems tells it all about a person characters?
Of course no, the day master element basically to tell a person intrinsic nature or so call 'early heaven' character.
For example Geng Metal (yang metal) day master person intrinsically has the nature of altruism, tough minded, decisive and others characteristics take resemblence to a yang metal. But this is not all, Ba zi consultant needs to incorporate the 10 gods/stars into reading of a person characters.
The inclusive of the 10 gods labels can be termed as the persons 'later heaven' characteristics. The interactions of the Day master with the rest of the 10 gods or elements tell a person personality is and how he or she reacts when in real society. Whereas the reading of the day master alone will not tell much of a person reactions in a real society.
Of course no, the day master element basically to tell a person intrinsic nature or so call 'early heaven' character.
For example Geng Metal (yang metal) day master person intrinsically has the nature of altruism, tough minded, decisive and others characteristics take resemblence to a yang metal. But this is not all, Ba zi consultant needs to incorporate the 10 gods/stars into reading of a person characters.
The inclusive of the 10 gods labels can be termed as the persons 'later heaven' characteristics. The interactions of the Day master with the rest of the 10 gods or elements tell a person personality is and how he or she reacts when in real society. Whereas the reading of the day master alone will not tell much of a person reactions in a real society.
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