Be careful how you interpret the world. It is like that. -Erich Heller My laptop is back. I had noticed it was behaving strangely and taking forever to boot up in the morning, but last week it failed. I headed off for GeekSquad which had sold me the unit two years ago. Because IContinue reading “It is like that …”
Tag Archives: Learning
What we want
I am preparing for a long meeting of an organization where I am an active volunteer and reading preparation materials in advance. Because we work with children and vulnerable adults we undergo something described as Sexual Misconduct Training. That title here is a good example of a misnomer – and it also reflects an errorContinue reading “What we want”
A different take on leadership
This past week I attended a meeting relating to the roll out of a strategic plan. The agenda was to review the requirements for leadership and leadership training. The context was for a mainline church denomination but some of the discussion could apply more broadly. Several participants had been asked to research and bring leadershipContinue reading “A different take on leadership”
Leading
The orchestral conductor, Benjamin Zander, is a frequent business speaker and famous for his TED talk. now viewed by more than eight million people. Conductors are sometimes viewed as the last of the great dictators. Zander is different. He had an epiphany some years ago when he realized that the conductor of an orchestra playsContinue reading “Leading”
Pathways to Change
In the previous post I spoke of Rosamund Zander’s guidance for individual change. She also dealt with bringing change to families and organizations by recognizing that others, like ourselves are walking stories. As the book progresses she focuses on energy. She starts with a scientific analogy. Energy becomes amplified, she says, when in proximity toContinue reading “Pathways to Change”
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