Still Pioneers
Mallesons’ latest report “Directions 2012″, based on a 2011 survey, details the views of company directors on current challenges and issues, including gender diversity.
More than gender equality on boards, the report noted that the key focus should be on achieving “an appropriate level of judgement and mixture of skill sets across board members”. Also the concerns that if boards focus too much on gender equality, it will do so at the expense of other talents.
In a ...
Why People Do (and Don’t) Take Action – Part Two
Last post I started the conversation about what it takes to be successful in any venture. Now that we know how to succeed, let’s look at why people fail.
On the left is a diagram that shows the different combinations of action and integrity. When people take action above the line, they will achieve at different levels of success. To the degree that they take action with integrity, they will succeed.
Pretty straightforward.
So, what’s going below the line? Now it gets ...
Why People Do (and Don’t) Take Action – Part Two
Last post I started the conversation about what it takes to be successful in any venture. Now that we know how to succeed, let’s look at why people fail.
On the left is a diagram that shows the different combinations of action and integrity. When people take action above the line, they will achieve at different levels of success. To the degree that they take action with integrity, they will succeed.
Pretty straightforward.
So, what’s going below the line? Now it gets ...
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
A young woman was lamenting to her mother about how hard life was for her. It seemed as soon as one problem was solved, a new one arose. She was so overwhelmed that she didn’t know how she was going to continue.
Without saying a word, her mother filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire until they came to a boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans.
In about twenty minutes she turned ...
