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Decision I I Ever Ever Made Made August August Turak Turak August August Turak Turak Former Former Contributor Contributor Opinions Opinions expressed expressed by by Forbes Forbes Contributors Contributors are are their their own own Leadership Leadership Strategy Strategy I I write write about about service service and and selflessness selflessness the the secret secret to to success success Share Share to to Facebook Facebook Share Share to to Twitter Twitter Share Share to to Linkedin Linkedin He He cared cared deeply deeply lived lived carelessly carelessly and and couldn couldn t t care care less less and and he he died died in in the the same same obscurity obscurity into into which which he he was was born born Yet Yet he he remains remains the the greatest greatest leader leader and and most most remarkable remarkable man man I I have have ever ever met met Everything Everything that that is is best best in in me me I I owe owe largely largely to to him him August August Turak Turak s s Zen Zen Teacher Teacher In In I I dropped dropped out out of of college college and and took took a a job job jockeying jockeying a a jack jack hammer hammer in in order order to to study study full full time time under under a a West West Virginia Virginia hillbilly hillbilly family family man man house house painter painter and and Zen Zen Master Master hovering hovering just just above above the the poverty poverty line line in in Wheeling Wheeling West West Virginia Virginia A A poster poster child child for for the the anti anti guru guru he he claimed claimed no no lineage lineage accepted accepted no no money money and and I I was was his his first first student student He He cared cared deeply deeply lived lived carelessly carelessly and and couldn couldn t t care care less less and and he he died died in in the the same same obscurity obscurity into into which which he he was was born born Yet Yet he he remains remains the the greatest greatest leader leader and and most most remarkable remarkable man man I I have have ever ever met met Everything Everything that that is is best best in in me me I I owe owe largely largely to to him him One One day day I I approached approached him him eager eager for for his his secret secret to to success success What What was was the the single single most most important important thing thing he he did did in in his his life life It It wasn wasn t t what what I I did did he he replied replied without without hesitation hesitation it it was was what what I I didn didn t t do do Then Then he he walked walked away away leaving leaving me me baffled baffled and and a a little little miffed miffed at at what what felt felt a a lot lot like like a a rebuff rebuff What What is is the the sound sound of of one one hand hand clapping clapping How How can can success success arise arise from from not not doing doing rather rather than than doing doing Riddles Riddles like like these these called called koans koans in in Zen Zen Buddhism Buddhism have have long long baffled baffled the the Western Western mind mind Steeped Steeped for for millennia millennia in in the the Aristotelian Aristotelian logic logic that that insists insists that that the the truth truth is is either either A A or or A A Zen Zen has has long long been been dismissed dismissed as as little little more more than than mystical mystical double double talk talk by by western western philosophy philosophy and and science science But But recent recent advances advances in in the the science science behind behind creative creative thinking thinking and and problem problem solving solving should should be be changing changing that that misconception misconception Only Only recently recently have have terms terms like like creative creative destruction destruction controlled controlled chaos chaos coopetition coopetition creative creative destruction destruction fuzzy fuzzy logic logic breaking breaking the the frame frame jumping jumping outside outside the the system system disruptive disruptive technologies technologies and and thinking thinking outside outside the the box box entered entered the the lexicon lexicon of of business business These These terms terms trickled trickled down down from from science science and and they they all all try try to to capture capture the the essentially essentially paradoxical paradoxical nature nature of of the the universe universe They They suggest suggest that that overcoming overcoming our our scientific scientific political political and and economic economic challenges challenges will will increasingly increasingly rely rely on on mastering mastering a a whole whole new new mode mode of of thinking thinking the the same same paradoxical paradoxical thinking thinking that that Zen Zen mastered mastered years years ago ago Technically Technically thinking thinking outside outside the the box box relies relies on on what what psychologists psychologists describe describe as as lateral lateral or or divergent divergent thinking thinking and and thinking thinking laterally laterally or or divergently divergently is is highly highly correlated correlated with with creativity creativity Rather Rather than than converging converging on on a a single single back back of of the the book book answer answer in in a a linear linear step step by by step step way way divergent divergent learning learning teaches teaches people people how how to to ask ask new new and and exciting exciting questions questions questions questions that that disrupt disrupt assumptions assumptions and and shatter shatter the the frame frame of of complacency complacency that that produces produces a a business business as as usual usual mentality mentality Until Until relatively relatively recently recently things things rarely rarely changed changed Without Without the the benefit benefit of of Moore Moore s s Law Law a a Roman Roman soldier soldier looked looked pretty pretty much much the the same same in in A A D D as as he he did did in in B B C C The The little little change change that that occurred occurred was was gradual gradual incremental incremental and and evolutionary evolutionary Success Success relied relied on on efficiency efficiency rather rather than than creativity creativity and and Aristotelian Aristotelian logic logic is is great great at at efficiency efficiency But But Einstein Einstein s s revolution revolution changed changed all all that that Today Today change change is is the the only only constant constant and and the the rate rate of of change change keeps keeps changing changing at at an an ever ever increasing increasing rate rate Managing Managing change change has has meant meant a a value value shift shift away away from from evolutionary evolutionary business business models models aimed aimed at at efficiency efficiency toward toward revolutionary revolutionary models models that that rely rely on on innovation innovation and and creativity creativity The The adage adage that that no no man man is is an an island island is is doubly doubly true true for for business business and and our our only only choice choice is is to to lead lead change change or or fall fall victim victim to to it it And And leading leading change change means means doing doing a a better better job job at at thinking thinking divergently divergently Divergent Divergent thinking thinking argues argues that that it it is is not not what what we we don don t t know know that that is is standing standing in in our our way way but but more more insidiously insidiously all all those those things things we we are are so so damn damn sure sure we we already already know know The The CEO CEO of of a a rapidly rapidly growing growing startup startup put put it it succinctly succinctly It It is is not not what what I I don don t t know know that that keeps keeps me me up up at at night night It It s s all all the the things things I I don don t t know know I I don don t t know know because because I I think think I I do do A A Zen Zen master master couldn couldn t t say say it it better better or or design design a a better better koan koan It It is is axiomatic axiomatic to to leadership leadership that that most most of of our our limitations limitations are are self self imposed imposed and and that that is is why why the the IBM IBM Executive Executive School School under under my my mentor mentor Louis Louis R R Mobley Mobley was was a a place place where where unlearning unlearning rather rather than than learning learning took took place place I I migrated migrated to to North North Carolina Carolina in in to to join join a a software software start start up up founded founded by by a a year year old old college college dropout dropout and and his his syrupy syrupy southern southern drawl drawl betrayed betrayed his his humble humble country country upbringing upbringing When When he he came came up up with with his his idea idea for for a a company company he he jumped jumped on on a a plane plane for for New New York York and and began began cold cold calling calling venture venture capitalists capitalists determined determined to to raise raise money money or or max max out out his his credit credit card card He He returned returned to to North North Carolina Carolina two two weeks weeks later later with with several several million million dollars dollars Why Why did did he he succeed succeed It It wasn wasn t t what what he he learned learned but but what what he he unlearned unlearned It It was was not not what what he he knew knew but but what what he he didn didn t t know know Fortunately Fortunately this this country country bumpkin bumpkin didn didn t t know know that that a a bunch bunch of of buttoned buttoned down down New New York York venture venture capitalists capitalists would would never never fund fund a a redneck redneck with with a a back back of of the the envelope envelope business business plan plan It It wasn wasn t t what what he he did did but but what what he he didn didn t t do do He He didn didn t t listen listen to to the the conventional conventional wisdom wisdom about about what what is is possible possible Turak Turak with with his his Zen Zen teacher teacher students students What What Mobley Mobley imparted imparted to to IBM IBM Executives Executives was was not not knowledge knowledge It It was was humility humility Only Only the the humbled humbled mind mind questions questions its its core core assumptions assumptions and and most most sacred sacred beliefs beliefs As As Mobley Mobley described described the the divergent divergent method method behind behind his his executive executive school school madness madness I I kept kept thinking thinking Wow Wow that that s s exactly exactly what what my my Zen Zen teacher teacher was was doing doing And And like like Zen Zen Mobley Mobley argued argued that that teaching teaching others others to to think think divergently divergently could could only only be be accomplished accomplished through through a a series series of of epiphanies epiphanies and and Eureka Eureka moments moments Not Not through through the the same same old old Tell Tell them them what what you you are are going going to to tell tell them them tell tell them them tell tell them them what what you you told told them them and and then then test test them them to to make make sure sure they they got got it it convergent convergent approach approach At At heart heart Zen Zen applies applies divergent divergent or or lateral lateral thinking thinking to to metaphysical metaphysical questions questions and and that that is is exactly exactly why why Zen Zen is is so so hard hard for for people people steeped steeped in in convergent convergent thinking thinking to to grasp grasp The The goal goal of of Zen Zen practice practice is is often often described described as as Solving Solving the the Riddle Riddle of of Life Life and and Death Death which which maps maps well well onto onto today today s s emergent emergent problem problem solving solving techniques techniques based based on on divergent divergent thinking thinking For For Zen Zen the the universe universe presents presents a a problem problem to to be be solved solved not not a a theology theology to to be be believed believed in in Rather Rather than than incremental incremental learning learning Zen Zen relies relies on on what what my my teacher teacher called called a a series series of of leaps leaps and and shocks shocks or or what what Mobley Mobley described described as as mind mind blowing blowing experiences experiences to to produce produce all all at at once once epiphanies epiphanies revelations revelations insights insights and and realizations realizations However However for for Zen Zen the the final final box box that that must must be be left left behind behind is is the the box box of of space space and and time time itself itself That That same same box box that that science science argues argues came came into into existence existence with with the the Big Big Bang Bang The The same same box box that that Morpheus Morpheus called called The The Matrix Matrix The The ultimate ultimate goal goal of of Zen Zen is is a a final final leap leap into into Satori Satori or or enlightenment enlightenment a a leap leap into into Eternity Eternity itself itself where where the the riddle riddle of of life life and and death death is is finally finally transcended transcended rather rather than than solved solved For For as as Einstein Einstein said said No No important important problem problem is is ever ever solved solved it it is is transcended transcended It It is is transcended transcended because because Satori Satori reveals reveals that that the the problem problem of of life life and and death death is is something something we we create create for for ourselves ourselves through through our our conceptual conceptual limitations limitations and and erroneous erroneous assumptions assumptions Just Just like like most most of of our our problems problems in in business business and and our our personal personal lives lives In In the the late late s s I I promised promised four four North North Carolina Carolina State State students students that that I I would would pass pass on on to to them them the the wisdom wisdom that that my my Zen Zen teacher teacher and and Mobley Mobley had had passed passed on on to to me me Two Two weeks weeks later later a a close close friend friend called called and and offered offered me me the the job job of of a a lifetime lifetime He He was was the the new new CEO CEO of of a a once once famous famous company company emerging emerging from from bankruptcy bankruptcy and and he he offered offered me me the the number number two two position position But But there there was was one one problem problem I I d d have have to to move move to to another another city city Recalling Recalling my my promise promise to to the the college college students students I I turned turned the the job job down down even even though though I I was was not not working working at at the the time time My My decision decision was was gut gut wrenching wrenching and and as as the the word word spread spread that that I I was was some some kind kind of of a a religious religious nut nut the the phone phone stopped stopped ringing ringing So So with with the the help help of of few few other other religious religious nuts nuts we we started started our our own own company company with with little little money money and and a a business business plan plan that that one one of of my my partners partners described described as as we we re re smart smart guys guys we we ll ll figure figure out out something something to to do do Seven Seven years years later later our our company company was was purchased purchased and and we we did did very very well well Meanwhile Meanwhile the the company company I I turned turned down down had had long long since since gone gone bankrupt bankrupt yet yet again again and and the the CEO CEO of of the the holding holding company company not not my my friend friend went went to to prison prison for for fraud fraud Turning Turning down down that that job job was was the the toughest toughest business business decision decision I I ever ever made made The The smart smart play play and and safe safe bet bet would would ve ve been been to to take take the the job job stay stay in in my my career career box box and and rationalize rationalize away away my my promise promise to to those those kids kids However However the the best best business business decision decision I I ever ever made made was was dropping dropping out out of of school school to to study study Zen Zen Because Because what what I I learned learned from from my my Zen Zen teacher teacher and and later later Lou Lou Mobley Mobley is is that that we we all all need need a a higher higher purpose purpose to to live live by by and and that that if if we we are are not not willing willing to to make make sacrifices sacrifices for for that that higher higher purpose purpose it it is is meaningless meaningless So So despite despite my my fears fears I I made made a a decision decision that that divergently divergently took took me me outside outside my my box box and and comfort comfort zone zone a a decision decision that that everyone everyone I I knew knew called called incredibly incredibly dumb dumb at at the the time time In In the the end end what what we we think think feel feel or or say say amounts amounts to to little little Only Only our our decisions decisions reveal reveal just just exactly exactly who who we we are are and and what what we we stand stand for for It It took took many many years years and and the the benefit benefit of of hindsight hindsight to to finally finally learn learn what what my my Zen Zen teacher teacher didn didn t t do do that that led led to to his his success success No No matter matter how how tough tough it it got got he he never never sold sold out out Here Here s s a a Zen Zen koan koan for for you you If If you you master master Zen Zen you you ll ll be be a a great great leader leader But But if if you you study study Zen Zen just just to to become become a a great great leader leader you you ll ll never never master master it it For For more more great great leadership leadership strategies strategies read read my my book book Business Business Secrets Secrets of of the the Trappist Trappist Monks Monks One One CEO CEO s s Quest Quest for for Meaning Meaning and and Authenticity Authenticity Columbia Columbia Business Business School School Publishing Publishing July July Follow Follow me me on on Twitter Twitter augustturak augustturak Facebook Facebook http http facebook facebook com com aturak aturak 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