Entrepreneur in
socially responsible business, chief executive officer ofGOOD and co-founder of Ethos Water Jonathan Greenblatt brought his business ethos to his Monday morning talk.
Greenblatt began speaking ...READ»
Cecily Sommers, futurist and founder of the Push Institute, addressed PUSH attendees Monday morning to set the tone and pace for the next two days. She prodded complacency and demanded future-oriented questions for the duration of ...READ»
Internationalist Chandran Nair opened the economics section of PUSH 2008.
He is the founder and chief executive of the think tank, Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), based in Hong Kong. His work is defined by the questions ...READ»
Activist, writer, performer and executive director of WITNESS Jenni Wolfson kicked off
The Push Institute’s 2008 Conference with the first installment of her play RASH
that will be performed in four sections over the course of ...READ»
Facing the future is about asking the right questions, not about trying to find the answers.
The Push Institute is a non-profit think tank that hosts an annual conference for organizations and individuals who wish to influence ...READ»
I have discovered that many business owners do not really have a clear picture of being in business.As I have discovered,it is interesting to own business but perturbing to be ownwed by it.Knowing the essence of starting a ...READ»
“I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think”, Socrates.
Over the past few decades, learning on the job has taken on new meaning. No longer an informal responsibility, leaders are both educated and measured ...READ»
‘When’ is different from ‘What’.
‘What’ suggests a thing, an item, an object, something that may easily be defined, observed, measured. ‘When’ suggests a time, an experience, a feeling. Whereas ‘what’ may ...READ»
Over the past 3 years Warren Buffet has bought 6 network companies one being The Pampered Chef. Roberet Kiosoki " Rich dad Poor Dad" has said If he were to build his fortune again he would choose a Network Marketing model. ...READ»
Is leveraging your stregths just the latest in a never ending series of managment fads or does this approach really make a difference? What do you think? Does it really work within a team? Within a company?READ»
Leaders Cannot Dictate Emotion
Often, I hear leaders exclaim, “Be motivated! Get excited! Act with Passion! Trust me!” They are visibly disappointed when I tell them that they can’t say those things. I explain, these ...READ»
I just came back from CAM, 'Conversation Among Masters' and even though it was a dialogue among Master Coaches, we had in our midst a true master futurist, David Zach. Not only did he give us some amazing insights and how we can use ...READ»
"Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not guaranteed...so live today as
if it is the best day
of your life." Many leaders I encounter are often stuck in the
past-married to old paradigms that no longer function. Some of ...READ»
Have you ever witnessed a young infant smile at a stranger? The parent might turn and say, “She likes you”. How does that infant know that this is a person to smile for, or sometimes do the opposite - - turn away and cry. Babies ...READ»
Probably few folks would argue that courage is a necessary leadership trait. Putting individual politics aside, yesterday Barack Obama embodied courage. He spoke with heart and eloquence to address boiling issues. He ...READ»
In the 1990s, Genderlect was a topic of discussion, made accessbile by Deborah Tannen and her book, You Just Don't Understand. Although the topic is less frequently discussed, the challenges between men and women at work still ...READ»
Leaders come in different shapes and sizes, backgrounds and capacities. And I believe that we are all leaders in our own rights. However, there must be criteria that define a real leader even at a glance.READ»
In this first post, I share my thoughts with you on what has worked for me in assessing whether a leader has the ability to 'Lead People and Manage Things'. What I've found is that most successful leaders share a few things in ...READ»
