I recently reread an article that shared the following quote by John Kotter, leadership and change authority, delivered at the end of a 2007 Harvard ‘Leadership Best Practices’ program.
“You learn more watching great leaders on video for 10 minutes than you learn reading the 200,000 Amazon books on leadership. Read more…
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Amazon,
Frank Donaghue,
great leaders,
Harvard,
inspiriational speaker,
john kotter,
leadership in their eyes,
Leadsership Best Practices,
obvious commitment,
why people want to follow them,
YouTube
“People will be persuaded by the depth of your conviction, more than by the height of your logic; more by your enthusiasm, than by any proof you can offer.” This quote is attributed to David Peoples. In many instances I believe the quote rings true. I’d add the following thought to it. Read more…
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beacon of hope,
David Peoples,
depth of conviction,
field of endeavour,
height of your lgoic,
know your field of endeavour deeply,
persuasion,
proof,
what questions can't you answer
“Inmates who were shown video clips of people walking on a city footpath rated who would, and who wouldn’t, be good prospects to mug.” I came across this quote when recently reviewing information from my body language research library. Read more…
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1980s,
certainty,
don't get mugged,
Esquire,
how to walk,
John Poppy,
keep weight down low,
not too slow or too quick,
signal confidence,
vicdo clip
John Wooden, legendary US basketball coach taught in chunks, using what he called the ‘whole-part method’. He would teach his players an entire move and then he would chunk the entire move into individual parts.
I read about this particular Wooden technique in the book, The Talent Code, by Daniel Coyle. (a good book I’d recommend). Read more…
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Daniel Coyle,
explanation demonstration imitation correction repetition,
John Wooden,
laws of learning,
seek the small improvement,
The Talent Code,
The Wisdom of Wooden,
Video-record explanation and demonstration,
whole-part method
