Tag Archives: leader
Helen Keller and the Power of Optimism
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Creating 5,000 musician-citizens-leaders across the US, a TED Prize wish
Originally posted on TED Blog:
Jose Antonio Abreu made a TED Prize wish in 2009 to train 50 musicians to start youth orchestras in their community. The final class of Sistema Fellows graduated this month. Photo: El Sistema On a drizzly spring day in Boston earlier this month, three dozen musicians mingled in the President’s…
New Research on an Attitude of #Gratitude and the #Business Bottom Line
Leadership and gratitude are usually linked with an idea that an appreciated follower is a happy one. But recent research indicates that leaders who cultivate gratitude may also have more ability to delay immediate gratification to build sustainable solutions and support a stronger long-term bottom line in business and personal finances. David Destino, in the […]
Do the best leaders really live in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif.?
A witty blog about leadership and management — Thanks! And amen: the line between good leader/managers and bad leader managers often comes down to following this “commandment:” Support a holistic view of employee well-being. I’d do almost anything for a boss or company who leads from that holistic place….
An obsession with annihilation: Darren Aronofsky’s Noah
Originally posted on The Stake:
*Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared at Hothouse Magazine. by Forest Lewis Cosmologist and atheist goon-squad member Lawrence Krauss has recently taken offense at Hollywood for pandering to theists as evidenced by such movies as The Son of God and Noah. According to Mr. Krauss these stories are facile and worse and shame on…
Varanasi – India
Originally posted on Landscapes and Faces:
Sometimes leadership is visual, is viral, is about telling a truth in a heart soundbyte. In this way, we can all find a moment for a breath of hope, inspiration and awakening. The next breath, what we say or do — that’s up to us…. Landscapes and Faces View original post
Creative Follower, Co-Leader, Ziauddin Yousafzai: “I am known by my daughter and proud of it”
“Malala used to be known as my daughter, but now I’m known as her father,” Ziaddin Yousafzai said to the crowd on Monday. “In patriarchal societies, fathers are known by their sons. I am known by my daughter and proud of it.” (from Eleanor Goldberg’s coverage of Yousafzai’s Ted2014 Talk on the Huffington Post. Read […]
Can I just talk about Malala for a second
Love this shameless celebration of Malala Yousafzai’s vision, charisma and persistence. She has ignited a world of women and girls, and probably men, who respect her and want to say, I am Malala. Love this honest praise of what is a combination of charisma and vision: “I don’t know. I just love her energy. Her […]
