This is one of the most moving and mind-changing "experiments on racism" I have ever seen! The original film is over an hour---watch it 14 minutes through- it will shake up some of those marbles...
"Watch A Teacher Make Her 3rd-Grade Kids Hate Each Other…"
http://www.upworthy.com/watch-a-teacher-make-her-3rd-grade-kids-hate-each-other-for-the-best-reason-imaginable-2?c=ufb1
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
SMS and coming late
I like this post from HBR---I think people misuse messaging to do and come late to meetings too easily---it is often not well-understood and appreciated. Bad habit....
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Don’t Be Late for That Meeting
When you can text or email a colleague and let her know you’re running late, it’s easy to push back meetings.
This ability to quickly communicate is helpful when you’re unavoidably detained, but overusing it has costs.
One study found that staff lateness costs the UK economy £9 billion per year. There's something to be said for old-fashioned punctuality.
Sixty years ago, it was important to keep commitments because there was less opportunity to reschedule on the fly.
But even in this era of always-on technologies, being on time is important. It keeps you focused. It conveys to others that you’re reliable.
And it shows respect for the people who don’t have to waste their time waiting on you.
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Don’t Be Late for That Meeting
When you can text or email a colleague and let her know you’re running late, it’s easy to push back meetings.
This ability to quickly communicate is helpful when you’re unavoidably detained, but overusing it has costs.
One study found that staff lateness costs the UK economy £9 billion per year. There's something to be said for old-fashioned punctuality.
Sixty years ago, it was important to keep commitments because there was less opportunity to reschedule on the fly.
But even in this era of always-on technologies, being on time is important. It keeps you focused. It conveys to others that you’re reliable.
And it shows respect for the people who don’t have to waste their time waiting on you.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
WHY THE MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE ARE GENERALISTS
In a world that over-emphasizes the need to specialize, it is heart-warming and relieving to hear that there are others out there who do not aspire to such.
The generalization lends the opportunity to take normal understanding and creatively put it in a situation where analogy can make connection across barriers.
LONG LIVE THE GENERALISTS!
http://www.fastcompany.com/3009649/leadership-now/steve-jobs-nate-silver-and-pablo-picasso-why-the-most-creative-people-are-gen
The generalization lends the opportunity to take normal understanding and creatively put it in a situation where analogy can make connection across barriers.
LONG LIVE THE GENERALISTS!
http://www.fastcompany.com/3009649/leadership-now/steve-jobs-nate-silver-and-pablo-picasso-why-the-most-creative-people-are-gen
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Want to Learn something better? Go and teach it!
WHY TEACHING MAKES YOU SMARTER
THE PROTEGE EFFECT IS A POWERFUL FORCE. SO IF YOU WANT TO LEARN BETTER AND FASTER--TRY TO TEACH THE SUBJECT.
This
is a great principle- I have seen it many times- when you start to
prepare to teach something to someone else you learn it better and you
get "nachas" when they "get it".
Monday, July 1, 2013
Surprise someone...
Surprise someone today.
When was the last time you surprised someone? Give it a try- see what happens.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
From Story to Success
Now it is also Harvard Business Review that is saying what we are saying and doing- "From Story to Success"! The new wave for business presentation….
Management Tip of the Day
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 17, 2013
Use Personal Stories in Your Next Presentation
Messages matter more to people when they're relatable on a human level. Typically, only stories elicit that kind of response.
You can repeat stories you've heard, but audiences feel more affection for presenters who reveal their own challenges and vulnerability by giving personal anecdotes.
Choose ones that are appropriate for the occasion — they're relevant and have the right level of drama.
Think of stories in advance so that you have an arsenal you can draw on again and again.
Brainstorm past events, such as important times in your life — childhood, adolescence, young adulthood — what you learned, and who you learned it from — teachers, bosses, mentors.
Jot down any stories you remember and the emotions they might elicit.
Keep a catalogue of these stories to help you prepare future presentations
Management Tip of the Day
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 17, 2013
Use Personal Stories in Your Next Presentation
Messages matter more to people when they're relatable on a human level. Typically, only stories elicit that kind of response.
You can repeat stories you've heard, but audiences feel more affection for presenters who reveal their own challenges and vulnerability by giving personal anecdotes.
Choose ones that are appropriate for the occasion — they're relevant and have the right level of drama.
Think of stories in advance so that you have an arsenal you can draw on again and again.
Brainstorm past events, such as important times in your life — childhood, adolescence, young adulthood — what you learned, and who you learned it from — teachers, bosses, mentors.
Jot down any stories you remember and the emotions they might elicit.
Keep a catalogue of these stories to help you prepare future presentations
Saturday, June 15, 2013
And What Else?
I love this- from one of my favorite people in the global coaching world, Michael Bungay Stanier:
"The most powerful coaching question in the world: "And what else?"
It not only teases out more from the person you're coaching (the first thing they have to say is never the only thing), but it stops you from jumping in and offering solutions or advice before it's welcome."
And I would add- keeping asking "and what else" and you will always find another way to move and develop in your life.
It is the basis of creativity, it is the basis of innovation, it is the basis of keeping yourself on your feet, active and alive!
"The most powerful coaching question in the world: "And what else?"
It not only teases out more from the person you're coaching (the first thing they have to say is never the only thing), but it stops you from jumping in and offering solutions or advice before it's welcome."
And I would add- keeping asking "and what else" and you will always find another way to move and develop in your life.
It is the basis of creativity, it is the basis of innovation, it is the basis of keeping yourself on your feet, active and alive!
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