Short talk by famous US coach, John Wooden.
Wooden outlines his own philosophy around teaching and coaching. Makes it all seem simple and straightforward – and tells it as a good storyteller. In these days of personal coaches, goal setting, emotional intelligence, Seven Habits…this guy makes a lot of sense.
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Today's Irish Times includes detailed reference to 'Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom' – book by Soumitra Dutta and Matthew Fraser of INSEAD. It's another piece calling Irish business to action in terms of availing of web 2.0 technology. Companies have lots of employees who are used to using Facebook, Twitter, etc in collaborating in their daily lives – surely it is time to exploit the very real opportunities in Irish corporates? We all know the benefits and necessity of collaborating – be it family events, school projects, playing team sports, organising school runs. There is no argument about the merits of collaborating in the workplace – both internally and externally. We now have technologies which make all of this a great deal easier. And we have lots of people who want to use them.
The web site associated with the book is an excellent working example of the use of these technologies – incorporating the use of traditional brochure type avertising, a blog for publishing views of the authors (and inviting comment) and a wiki to encourage collaboration with interested parties across the globe.
Books read recently
Richard Susskind: THE END OF LAWYERS? – Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services
Discussed future of legal profession – challenges from clients, opportunities/threats arising through development in technology
Misha Glenny: The Fall of Yugoslavia
Describes events in and around breakup of yugoslavia in 1991.
Richard Suskind: The Price of Loyalty
Deals with Paul O'Neill's two years as Treasury Secretary in George W Bush's first term as President. Understandably written from one perspective. Paul O'Neill not a happy camper.
Alice Shroeder: The Snowball
Warren Buffet and the Business of Life
Interesting to reread Charles Handy’s excellent book in 2001, ‘the elephant and the flea’, at this time of enterprise 2.0, web 2.0 hype and excitement. At the time he was commenting on the emerging impact of the internet, the new models, the new opportunities. He included a chapter ‘the new or not-so-new’ economy’ – and it’s well worth rereading in the current climate of enterprise 2.0/ web 2.0. The technology does present opportunities and potential changes – but it does not undermine many of the priniples of business and society.