ABSENCE OF CONSCIENCESanjay Kirimanjeshwar

ANATOMYOF LOYALTY

October 28, 2017

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

QUOTE IN A CO-WORKER’S EMAIL SIGNATURE RESET MY THINKING WHEN I APPLIED IT IN THE CONTEXT OF LOYALTY.

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Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

BONDAGE AND LIBERATION ARE OF THE MIND ALONE.Sri Ramakrisha Paramahamsa

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

AT WORKPLACES, THE WAY WE EXHIBIT LOYALTY IS DICTATED BY A COMPLEX WEB OF CHOICES.

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

WHEN IS LOYALTYBONDAGE

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

AND, WHEN IS ITLIBERATING

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

WHAT SEPARATES THE TWO?

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

TRANSACTIONSUSING CONSCIENCE AS A CURRENCY.

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

YOUR LOYALTY

YOUR VALUES,

BELIEFS & PRINCIPLES

CONSCIENCE TRADE-OFFs = 0

WHEN YOU CONFRONT CONFLICTS, YOUR PRINCIPLES ASK THAT YOU STAY LOYAL TO YOUR VALUES.

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

HOWEVER, AT WORK, YOUR LOYALTY HAS NUMEROUS ASSOCIATIONS.

… AND, MORE.

LARGER PURPOSES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIESPEOPLE

PERSONAL GOALS

CONTENTIOUS ISSUES

POSITION

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

YOUR LOYALTY

YOUR VALUES,

BELIEFS & PRINCIPLES

CONSCIENCE TRADE-OFFs = 0PEOPLE

PEOPLE

LOYALTY TOWARDS

PEOPLE

ILLUSTRATION

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

BONDAGEWHENEVER YOUR LOYALTY TO PEOPLE

INVOLVES TRANSACTIONS ACCOMPANIED BY CONSCIENCE TRADE-OFFs, IT TAKES THE COLOR OF

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

LOYALTY &

ARE YOU INDEBTED TO A PAST FAVOR?ARE YOU OK TO TURN A BLIND EYE DUE TO THE PERSON’S POSITION?IS STAYING LOYAL GOING TO SAFEGUARD / FLOURISH YOUR CAREER?

DOES IT HELP YOU TO ATTAIN PERSONAL GOALS?DO YOU PLAN TO REDEEM LOYALTY POINTS AT A FUTURE DATE?

IT’S OK. WHO IS PERFECT?DOES IT MAKE YOU POWERFUL / INFLUENTIAL?

WANT TO SCORE A BROWNIE POINT OVER YOUR ADVERSARY?---------

TRANSACTIONS

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

SEPARATION BETWEEN BONDAGE AND LIBERATION

DEGREE OFCONSCIENCE TRADE-OFFs=

LIBERATION

THE LOYALTY AND CONSCIENCE EQUATION

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

SO, WHEN IS IT TO BE LOYAL, AND YET STAY

LIBERATED

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

YOUR VALUES,

BELIEFS & PRINCIPLES

YOUR LOYALTY

DIRECT YOUR LOYALTY ONLY TOWARDS YOUR VALUES, BELIEFS AND PRINCIPLES.

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

YOUR VALUES,

BELIEFS & PRINCIPLES

YOUR LOYALTY

NURTURE IT WITH TRANSACTIONS OF TRUST, ACTIONS, AND CONSISTENCY.

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

YOUR LOYALTY

YOUR VALUES,

BELIEFS & PRINCIPLES POSITIONPEOPLE

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PERSONAL

GOALS

THE NUMEROUS ASSOCIATIONS AT YOUR WORKPLACE DEMAND AND COMPETE FOR YOUR LOYALTY.

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

YOUR LOYALTY

YOUR VALUES,

BELIEFS & PRINCIPLES

ALIGNMENT OF LOYALTY ASSOCIATIONS WITH YOUR VALUES, BELIEFS, AND PRINCIPLES LEAD TO LIBERATION.

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

FOR SUCH ALIGNMENTS TO BE INTERNALIZED, YOU NEED TO CULTIVATE THE RIGHT SET OF

VALUES

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

THOSE THAT NEED TO BEEVALUATED, SELECTED, RE-EVALUATED,RE-INFORCED AND ANCHORED WITH

CONSCIENCE

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

GROW YOUR CONSCIENCE. YOU ALONE CAN.

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar

IF YOU MISSED READING THE EARLIER ISSUES OF ABSENCE OF CONSCIENCE, VIEW IT ON SLIDE SHARE.

THE STINKING FISH

WELL-WISHERS

I NEED A PROMOTION

THE SEAT AT THE HIGH TABLE

WHEN YOU POINT A FINGER AT THE OTHER

EMPLOYEE FAREWELL

MANOEUVRING AT THE EDGE OF FLAMES

INSIDE THE BELL CURVE

LEADERSHIP AND CONSCIENCE

VISIBILITY DEFICIENCY

THE RESISTANCE TO LET GO

KEEP CALM AND SPEAK THE TRUTH

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar is a career marketing professional based inBangalore, India. Sanjay believes that the absence of conscienceamong individuals make people and organizations hollow, andcauses erosion of righteousness in corporate life. It is important foreveryone to introspect their actions and be good to each other.

Sanjay can be reached at sanjay.kirimanjeshwar@gmail.com.The views expressed in this presentation are his personal.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

When I first saw the slide show version of Marty Neumeier’s BrandGap many years ago, I was awestruck by its simplicity and theconversational style of presentation.

It taught me how to build slides.

Absence of Conscience | Anatomy of Loyalty | Sanjay Kirimanjeshwar