I once read a book called “The Knowing-Doing Gap”. The premise of the book is when problems or mistakes are analyzed after the fact, the issue isn’t whether people causing the problem or mistake knew what to do. Most reported that they were trained well enough to have an idea of the “right” thing to […]
Heard a talk this week where the speaker was talking about the “Cone of Learning.” Here’s how it works. They say people learn 50% of what they hear. So, if you hated listening to a teacher lecture when you were in school, it was probably because you weren’t learning that much. Learning increases when you […]
I have accompanied my wife on a medical mission trip this week to Antigua, Guatemala. She is on a surgery team that will perform over 90 surgeries for poor people this week. I run errands for the team and wash the breakfast dishes. Most kids go to school here but do not have much opportunity […]
Nick Saban, the Alabama football coach, dismissed four players from his football team last week. He made an interesting comment: “Some people learn by listening. Some people learn by consequences. Some never get it.” Saban’s words are a good description of the challenge of leadership. On one hand, we like to think if we teach […]
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If you ever watched the classic movie The Godfather, you might remember this quote: βIf your car could take me to the airport, Mr. Corleone is a man who ins...
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βDefine yourself by what you love.β β Tim Minchin
I recently watched a commencement address by Australian comedian Tim Minchin at the University of Western Australia, where he shared nine unc...
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Franklin Roosevelt was stricken with polio when he was in his late 30s. He lost the use of his legs overnight, never to regain it.
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I listened to a discussion on the importance of high-character leadership to a companyβs success and learned some interesting insights. Read more below.
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