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 ...
Brain Brushing
This was one of the most viewed blogs I’ve ever written so I thought it deserved a second run.
Daniel Siegel makes an excellent case for the benefits of mindfulness and integration.
For an organisational system to work at its best, there needs to be an open flow of energy and information promoting engagement, creativity and receptiveness. When there is this flow of energy and information between independent and integrated parts of the system, you have harmonic balance.
This is ...
The Importance of Random Acts of Kindness
Take a moment and write down how many people you’ve come into contact today. How many people you have connected with. How many you have spoken with (even for a moment) looked at, stood or sat near, emailed, or in some way communicated with.
Then think about this.
Every single one of those moments was an opportunity to make a difference to that person.
Every single one of those moments was a chance to not only make their day a little better, but to increase your own happiness.
Human ...
10 Lessons From the Coalface
As a coach who assists people and companies to be successful, I would love to say that on my side business is always running smoothly.
Yeah, right.
There isn’t anyone out there who hasn’t started or run a business and not experienced some down time and challenges. It’s what it means to take risks and is inescapable. It also is what enables us to succeed – if we can learn from both our wins and losses.
Carol Dweck is a proponent of being an open learner – seeing ...
Try The Mambo Instead
Ever have a seemingly intractable relationship issue? Maybe one you’ve given up on?
You’ve tried everything you know and still can’t resolve it. The other person is unwilling to meet you half way, is too stubborn or difficult to deal with. I may even be a little too generous here in describing them.
Try the view from their side.
That shift in your perspective allows you to notice critical details that previously were hidden from your view. Those details often hold the key ...
Try The Mambo Instead
Ever have a seemingly intractable relationship issue? Maybe one you’ve given up on?
You’ve tried everything you know and still can’t resolve it. The other person is unwilling to meet you half way, is too stubborn or difficult to deal with. I may even be a little too generous here in describing them.
Try the view from their side.
That shift in your perspective allows you to notice critical details that previously were hidden from your view. Those details often hold the key ...
Free to move forward
We’re in Jerusalem right now amidst incredbile history at the epicentre of the three major religions of the world.
Besides the historical significance and beauty of the city, we have experienced many perspectives on everything from the current conflict, to religion and life in general.
The other evening, we had dinner at the home of friends who are very religious orthodox Jews and I learned something quite interesting and important that can be applied to leadership, ...
Why People Do (and Don’t) Take Action – Part Three
While there are serious implications and repercussions when people fail to take action, the real problem is when they are acting in the lower right quadrant, the one I refer to as corruption.
Not corruption in a moral sense. More like a pipe corroding. But, it can also lead to corruption in the moral and legal sense.
At it’s most benign, when people take action without integrity they may be dysfunctional. Their actions may disrupt the company’s workability, relationships, ...
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 ...
