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Normal vs Optimal 26 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
“But, is this normal?” Why am I so fixated by normal? What about optimal? Wouldn’t optimal be a better aim? Is my life normal? Some of it, yes. Some of it, no. But it adds no direction to my journey...
Accepting Feedback 21 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
At the end of every course I teach at IESE Business School, all participants give extensive feedback on their experience of the course, the facilities… and on my role as a teacher. When the summarize...
Can we teach Entrepreneurs? 30 Jul 2013 | 08:24 am
I am in Kona, on the west coast of the big island of the Hawaiian islands. I am in Hawaii for a workshop later this week. 10 entrepreneurs who are part of the global leadership of Entrepreneurs’ Org...
How Ideas Die: The #1 Reason 26 Jun 2013 | 06:26 pm
Good ideas sometimes die. Photo: Thomas Hawk A person can have the great idea, but if that person cannot convince a number of people: the idea dies. Good ideas do die. Good ideas must have good adv...
IESE Business School: The Truly Global School 14 Jun 2013 | 07:17 pm
I have recently finished teaching modules on the Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) and on the Develop Your Communication Skills (DYC) Short Focussed Program here at IESE in Barcelona. The global diversity ...
TEDx University of Navarra: The Discipline of Finishing 11 Jun 2013 | 01:45 pm
I had an opportunity to give a talk at TEDx University of Navarra in April this year. The talk has just made its way up to YouTube. If you had 1000€ and you could invest that money in someone’s futur...
What will future jobs look like? 10 Jun 2013 | 10:50 pm
Economist Andrew McAfee suggests that, yes, probably, droids will take our jobs — or at least the kinds of jobs we know now. In this far-seeing talk, he thinks through what future jobs might look like...
4 Great Posts on Communication and Leadership 10 Jun 2013 | 08:09 pm
How to Give a Killer Presentation Chris Anderson, Owner of TED Presentations rise or fall on the quality of the idea, the narrative, and the passion of the speaker. It’s about substance, not speaking ...
IESE Advanced Visionary (Ethos) Communication Module 7 Jun 2013 | 09:03 pm
The Visionary Leader In times of crisis, we prefer Visionary Leaders. Hope is a strong motivator to current action when the situation is difficult. In the years leading up to 2008, the USA was stuck i...
How do I become a … ? 6 Jun 2013 | 02:19 pm
Good speaker? Writer? Dancer? Singer? Runner? How do I become one? How does the whole thing come together? How will I know if it really is my thing? Will it be worth it? There is only one way to find ...
