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Strong Culture of Execution
Source : TORBEN RICK http://www.torbenrick.eu
Good execution requires having a “systematic way of exposing reality and acting on it,” argue Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan in the book “Execution.” Most organizations, they say, don’t face reality very well. It’s the manager’s job to force his organization to face reality, and then to deal with it.
The world is won by those who let it go…
“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.” Continue reading
1,500 Strangers Got Together to Sing a Leonard Cohen Song….
1,500 Strangers Got Together to Sing a Leonard Cohen Song Inside an Old Power Plant……. Continue reading
“To be free of all authority, of your own and that of another, is to die to everything of yesterday
Having realized that we can depend on no outside authority in bringing about a total revolution within the structure of our own psyche, there is the immensely greater difficulty of rejecting our own inward authority, the authority of our own particular little experiences and accumulated opinions, knowledge, ideas and ideals. Continue reading
Thought for the week – 20th June 2016
“May you have a good friend to keep you out of trouble — and a best friend to help you go looking for it.” – Robert Brault
The Eagle – Symbol of seeing the big picture and the details at the same time
The eagle has the ability to soar high above a valley, visually taking in miles upon miles of terrain, yet also able to zero in on a mouse on the ground, swoop down, and capture it in his claws. ‘He Decided Very Young to Write His Own Life Story’
Bill Clinton Eulogizes Muhammad Ali
“I think he decided something that I hope every young person here will decide, I think he decided very young to write his own life story,” he said.
“I think he decided before he could have possibly worked it all out and before fate and time could work their will on him, he decided he would never be disempowered, he decided not his grace nor his place nor the expectations of others would strip from him the power to write his own story,” Clinton continued.
“He figured out from a very young age who he was and what he believed and how he could live through the consequences of acting in line with his beliefs,” he said. “Not many people make it to that last step.” Continue reading
Value of Individuals
“But today’s society is characterized by achievement orientation, and consequently it adores people who are successful and happy and, in particular, it adores the young. It virtually ignores the value of all those who are otherwise, and in so doing blurs the decisive difference between being valuable in the sense of dignity and being valuable in the sense of usefulness. Continue reading Real Change Leaders
Put performance reviews aside and use common sense to answer three simple questions about the individuals you put in charge of decision nodes:
Does this person have the attitude, the necessary social skills, and the right expertise?
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