Being a Contribution

Yesterday, after working with a group that was shooting down suggestions of things that they might do to improve their situation, I impolitely observed that they were very good at knowing how changes wouldn’t work. At least one responded with a wry smile. Zander points out how much we are all driven to be successful

Giving an “A”

Ben Zander has some useful advice for us in dealing with other people. His own example is from the student orchestra of his music world, but it is intended to apply to all of us. It’s about expectation. He tells the students that they will receive a grade of A on one condition – that

Possibility over Measurement

Back to the best of Benjamin Zander’s Art of Possibility He notes our everyday world has an immense focus on measurement – calendars, clocks, buzzers, alarms – that are largely calls to get on with it, to do more, to climb higher, to strive for success – or even just basically survive. When we say

It’s all invented

Ben and Roz Zander remind us that we all see life through a particular lens – in other words we make it up. Among the things we do is define what it means to be human, we open up new ways to think and act. At our best, they say, we create flight paths to

Good Start for a New Year

Happy New Year – and let’s start with possibility as summarized in Ben and Roz’s Zander’s wonderful book. You can enlarge the map if you need to by clicking on it There are two good uses for Maps – note making – getting your ideas down, having a look at them and sorting out what