Sebastien Provencher, from praized.com, quoted JG Ballard on his blog and I thought it was worth repeating here. It is interesting to see the relationship between your local Yellow Pages and your society.
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Former City of New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani gave us a brilliant and memorable quote at the Republican Convention a few days ago. (I'm not showing my colors - I've watched most of both Conventions). One leadership book which has had a profound influence on me was 'The Way of the Shepherd' by Kevin Leman. It describes how to be a leader by drawing parallels to keeping a flock of sheep. I know, it doesn't sound like there are parallels to make... but read on. Here are the principles from the book and the studied lives of shepherds. I think what really gets to me is that Shepherd Leadership promotes the notion that leaders are actually servants to their constituents. Now that's counter-intuitive.... Ahhh Internal politics. I was involved with a wonderful leadership event organized by our Governor General four years ago and again this year. In 2004, I gave a speech to Her Excellence about what I had learnt. I loved delivering it and she later told me she loved it too. I was sitting with a colleague during lunch and we were talking about how many leadership decisions are taken today to avoid bad press from the people they are taking decisions for. An organization I am a member of (EO) asked members to write about Business Ethics for an upcoming issue. It got me thinking about the importance and the definition of true ethics. Building on the Maslow series, I thought I would venture a little matrix bringing it all together. In each of the 16 combinations the matrix offers, what are my definitions, my objectives, my current situation, my expected results and my roadmap to getting there ? Sometimes, I come across stories that inspire me to be a better person, to excel and go beyond established limits. This story is from the Bible, from the book of Nehemiah. Yesterday, I received a wonderful email from a friend of mine, Chrystian. In it, he was wishing me a Happy Easter, knowing this holiday is of special significance to me. |
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