Knowing that feelings are a direct result of what's on our mind allows us to use our feelings as a guide to let go of unhealthy thinking. That's why, in times of great crisis like war or disaster, when people's heads clear, they see what needs to be done and act on it. Often survivors of such crisis describe a feeling of connectedness, which transcends the circumstances, which is analogous to the one mind of an aligned group working together. Alignment is a form conflict resolution takes when a group is functioning at a high level of consciousness. Listening deeply, and letting go of preconceived ideas and history, a willingness not to know, and a stance of curiosity, allows leaders to develop rapport in a group.
Rapport is the basis for agreement and shared understanding.
Listening deeply without bias or prejudice allows the observation of what is. From the clarity that arises out of unbiased observation, we get new insights, and perfect detached action arises through us. Allowing thoughts to pass through, and attributing no significance to them, not personalizing them, is consciousness. Any t hought is after the fact of thought, after the fact of the formless, and it's content is irrelevant, so that no thinking needs to be done about it. Strategic decision making in leadership is a result of consciousness.