A few weeks ago my wife and I received an email from the Middle School Principal of United World College of South East Asia – East Campus in Singapore where our two boys attend grade 6 and grade 1 respectively. The email explained that as an introduction to the Humanities program, where the students participate
The other day I again had the opportunity to read some of my children’s stories to some second grade classes at Norcrest Elementary. What a treat. There is nothing quite like the wide open honesty and emotions of children. They don’t laugh when we think they will laugh. They laugh whenever they feel like it.
People are amazing – just let them I was talking to my brother Tim, who works in the Customer Service industry. As so often happens, our conversation turned to Leadership and Customer Experience. Tim shared his thoughts about the correlation between an empowered work environment (Great Place to Work) and continuously improving the customer experience.
That precious moment when we first wake up and before our day really starts with emails, TV, children, phone calls. That precious moment when our mind has not yet been kickstarted with stimuli. I call it twilight time. Julia Cameron, in her book The Artist’s way, teaches us a technique to tap into our creative
I thought I would share some of the Leadership themes that come up in my coaching activities. Awareness When you want the best out of your people you have to understand their strengths and weaknesses in style, experience and skills. In order to do that, you have to start by understanding where you stand on
A word to the wise ain’t necessary – it’s the stupid ones that need the advice. Bill Cosby Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Plato Life’s Tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. Benjamin Franklin A wise woman wishes to
I have been working with an entrepreneur who is preparing for a long week of investor meetings. As part of that week he is presenting at an event where he has three minutes to “pitch” his company and if investors are interested they schedule a meeting with him to understand the business model in detail.
Who are three people you need to know to be better in your job? Who are three people you need to know to better achieve your goals? Ask yourself that question every year and make a plan to make it happen. Now do your team a favor. Sit down with your team-members; ask them the
A life not lived for others is not a life. – Mother Theresa Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth – Buddha I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples – Mother Theresa The mond
It was great to see my friends , Lindsay and Karen the other day and I was reminded of a funny ritual they go through. Karen does not particularly like fish. Whenever they go to a restaurant and decide to share a dinner, Karen is fine with pretty much any menu item as long as