Let me be clear about something: I’m talking about Subversive Leadership in this note. You be the judge.
I heard David Watson, a teacher of organizational strategies, talk about a spiritual exercise that he does while traveling by plane. It was almost a throwaway comment as part of a much larger discussion, but it stuck with me. He says he makes it a personal act of service to clean up the restroom on the airplane before he leaves. It’s his way to serve God and the other passengers without anyone knowing who did it.
When I heard about it, I thought, I do that sometimes. He’s a fellow subversive! The next time I flew, I was on an unusually cramped and uncomfortable flight. It felt kind of demeaning, dehumanizing, decentering, etc. During the flight, I took a stroll back, way back to the restroom, did my thing, and then……
