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10 Actions To Take Your Leadership and Management Success To The Next Level by Duncan Brodie
Nice piece by Duncan Brodie. 10 Actions To Take Your Leadership and Management Success To The Next Level Action 1: Do an honest self assessment It might be tough to do but if you are serious about moving forward, you need to take a long hard look at where you are right now in termsContinue reading “10 Actions To Take Your Leadership and Management Success To The Next Level by Duncan Brodie”
Haiti – A personal perspective
Shortly after our son was born in 1993, and accepting that we would not have any more children, my wife and I decided to sponsor a child through Plan International. As fate would have it, and I think that these things do happen by chance, we were allocated a little boy a few months olderContinue reading “Haiti – A personal perspective”
Authentic Leadership by Neil Crofts
Nice blog piece by Neil on Leadership It is always exciting when our most urgent need and our greatest opportunity coincide. In both the public and the private sectors we have an urgent need for great leadership. Not just any old great leadership, but authentic, great leadership. Firstly – What is Authentic Leadership? In myContinue reading “Authentic Leadership by Neil Crofts”
The Monday Morning Quote #69
“Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax forContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #69”
Integrity – Without It Nothing Works
From HBS “Working Knowledge” – the full piece is here. “An individual is whole and complete when their word is whole and complete, and their word is whole and complete when they honour their word,” says HBS professor Michael C. Jensen in this interview that appeared in Rotman: The Magazine of the Rotman School ofContinue reading “Integrity – Without It Nothing Works”
Mythbusting – The Mehrabian Myth
Can words really account for only 7 percent of the meaning of a spoken message? This short video animation puts ‘Mehrabian’s rule’ under the magnifying glass and shows why it can’t be true. http://www.brainfriendlytrainer.com/theory/visual-voice-tone-and-words-myth-finally-busted
Doctors are Horrible Entrepreneurs
So it’s not just this side of the pond!! I just read Erik’s post about able to change the music for each patient during doctor visits. This would be really cool. I have had 5 cat scans in the last 6 months, and the good scan centers now allow you to choose your own radioContinue reading “Doctors are Horrible Entrepreneurs”
The Monday Morning Quote #68
“Nine requisites for contented living: Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor. Love enoughContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #68”
The Monday Morning Quote #67
Einstein’s definition of insanity: “Doing the same things over and over while expecting different results.”
The Incisal Edge 