Yelling Doesn’t Work
An oldie but still gold.
In the early 1960′s, when Tom Watson Jr. was CEO of IBM he discovered that one of his executives made a mistake costing the company $10 million. He called the man into his office asking him “Do you know why I called you here?” The man replied “I assume you’re going to fire me.”“Fire you?” Watson replied. “I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right ...
6 Lessons in Influence from a Karate Master
My karate teacher (sensei), Masataka Mori is a 9th Dan and the chief instructor of the International Japanese Karate Association. Even though I haven’t trained with him in years, he will always be my sensei. If he walked into a conference full of hundreds, or even thousands of people, you would instantly know who trained with him. They would be the ones standing and bowing towards this one man. This would include anyone on stage. Such is the respect he commands.
Here are six ways ...
6 Lessons in Influence from a Karate Master
My karate teacher (sensei), Masataka Mori is a 9th Dan and the chief instructor of the International Japanese Karate Association. Even though I haven’t trained with him in years, he will always be my sensei. If he walked into a conference full of hundreds, or even thousands of people, you would instantly know who trained with him. They would be the ones standing and bowing towards this one man. This would include anyone on stage. Such is the respect he commands.
Here are six ways ...
A Journey to Truth
As a leader, it is imperative that you ground yourself in your personal values and stay true to your talents and interests. It’s what gives you power and purpose in your daily interactions internally and as a representative of your organisation. It also contributes to your own emotional maturity as a leader and adult.
However, some people aren’t in any way connected to their truth so don’t even know where to start to bring congruence to their work and life. That’s okay. ...
Why we should feel bad for Muammar Gaddafi
Poor Gaddafi. He’s not the worst despot in town, just perhaps the most picked on. Somehow, out of all the violent leaders around, he’s managed to raise the collective ire of countries with enough firepower to make his life miserable. Why does this happen to him?
Consider that, facts aside about his actions, what is really going on here is that Muammar Gaddafi is actually the scapegoat for the global community of bad leaders.
He’s not the only scapegoat in town.
Bruce Peltier, ...
Taking the C
Only 14 years old, Jonah Shifrin is recognised as one of the leading cellists in New York City. He’s a straight A student at one of the top schools and plays in the school orchestra. The policy at his school is that if a student misses one performance, it’s an automatic fail for the year.
Recently, Jonah faced a dilemma. His sister’s Bat Mitzvah was on the same Friday night as a concert. His teacher offered to downgrade his A to a C, not a fail, if he missed the performance. ...
