Companies Turn To Shamanic Techniques To Stay Ahead Of The Curve

May 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Monterey, CA (May 2011) - For over 20 years, Jon Rasmussen has been introducing the shaman’s world to the business world. “A shaman," he says, "is simply that person in the village who can see and figure things out before everyone else does, and then uses that knowledge to enable the villagers to improve their quality of life.”  Or, in this case the success of their career and business, if you substitute “the village” with “the organization.”  

Executives in small and large companies alike are looking beyond traditional business practices and implementing Rasmussen's modern-day shamanic techniques to get successful results.  Rasmussen, who has a degree in Engineering, over a decade working in high-tech, and thirty years studying shamanism and the sciences, adheres to the comfort of our practical scientific reality, while explaining how shamanism feeds into it in a very pragmatic way.  “Shamanism may sound other worldly, but it’s not as mystical as we’ve been led to believe,” he says.  “People with these qualities are in every walk of life, but are not officially recognized and trained as shamans.”  

Concepts like Corporate Social Responsibility and the Triple Bottom Line, are showing companies solid benefits in profits and innovation as they adopt more holistic approaches.  Adding the depth and unique perspectives offered by shamans like Rasmussen to their boards fosters the kind of personal development among executives that has been the hallmark of great leadership since best business practices have been studied.  

Take for example specialty retailer The Men’s Wearhouse, which consistently shows strong growth and tops Fortune Magazine’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. Company founder, George Zimmer, argued in 2004 that famed Spiritual Author and MD, Deepak Chopra, would contribute great out-of-the-box ideas on social responsibility and team-building.  

Rasmussen himself has been advising business leaders from a variety of industries.  Recently he has joined the board of startup Everyday Genius Institute.  Founder and Chairwoman Taryn Voget explains “Jon’s extraordinary clarity of vision, problem solving skills, and ability to read the market, have helped us to accomplish what conventional wisdom deemed impossible.”  

Making the impossible possible, now that sounds like a competitive advantage.  All in a day's work for the Shaman of the Board.

About Jon Rasmussen
Jon Rasmussen lives in Monterey, CA.  He is a full-time Shaman, Advisor, and Author of the book, Dreaming Your World Into Being: The Shaman’s Secrets to Having the Life You Desire Now, the CD’s Practical Meditations for the Modern Lifestyle, and Shamanic Journeys to Empower Your Life, and serves on the Board of the Everyday Genius Institute.  Jon is regularly conducting private individual, couples, and group shamanic healing sessions at his office in Monterey, and at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, CA and Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, CA.  He offers group and corporate seminars and sessions on a regular basis throughout California and the East Coast.  In addition, he is available for private and phone consultations nationally and internationally. For more information on scheduling Jon, and on his work, books, and CDs visit www.dreamingintobeing.com or email info@dreamingintobeing.com.

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