One Mind is Not Enough
Howard Gardner’s, Five Minds for the Future (Harvard Business School Press, 2007), proposes five ways of thinking or acting in the world, which all students need to develop. Consider how you can shape your own educational pursuits to develop them or, if you are an educator, how you might include these in developing your students:.. read more →
A U.S. Cultural Trait That Often Holds Us Back
Joseph Bailey wrote an article for the Harvard Business Review. In his article he reported on his synopsis, based on research into the lives of thirty top executives, what it takes to be successful. In each case in his study, the successful executive had a mentor. I mentioned in an earlier blog that Asian culture.. read more →
“You see but you do not observe”– Sherlock Holmes
Different people observe different things. I drive the same route, almost daily, and yet oftentimes do not notice businesses or other notable sights along my route. I see my route, but I don’t really observe it. But, I do observe people and there are certain things about people I tend to observe, often. As a.. read more →
Leaders Network
In the USA we often say, “its not what you know, but who you know.” Never before has it been so important that you are well networked. All of us need to be growing in our ability to partner and cooperate with others in order to reach our own goals, but also to better leverage.. read more →
Be Curious
In The Art of Connecting, Raines and Ewing identify a quality present in those who seem to be able to connect well, both in and outside their culture. The quality is curiosity. Curious people do not tend to be judgmental. They ask questions and they take interest in others. It is difficult to be both.. read more →
Qualities Present in Achievers
Thomas Stanley’s penetrating book, The Millionaire Mind, has shed thought provoking insight into the hearts and minds of the world’s wealthy. Of particular interest to me is his survey of 733 of these millionaires where they were asked to rank the top factors they feel led to their achievements. Their top answers (in order) may.. read more →
Necessity of Assertiveness in Leadership
A book I often recommend to my Chinese friends is Jane Hyun’s, “Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling.” Hyun is an HR expert here in the USA with extensive knowledge of both the needs of the American and International workforce, while at the same time possessing a keen understanding of Asian Culture. She believes there is one.. read more →
What Work Requires of School
The Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) was commissioned by the U.S Department of Labor to determine the skills young people need to succeed in the world of work. They titled the report: “What Work Requires of Schools.” The results are timeless. Although, some necessary characteristics for successful workers involved basic literacy skills, much.. read more →