Leadership is not management. Management is an unwavering commitment to rules and regulations. This is relatively easy. Autocratic leadership is as easy as management, and perhaps is much the same. Good Leadership is a far more complex behaviour, and leadership in times of uncertainty requires even more substance. It requires wisdom. It demands wisdom, and [...]
I have had this bonsai for multiple decades. However, it is not mine. I am its temporary caregiver. Bonsai are on loan. It is a hobby that spans generations. This bonsai has been in my care for 20- 30 years, and I will pass this tree on when I need to, both older and stronger. [...]
Imagine this Madam Contest Chairman, ladies and gentlemen I was 22 years old and flying along at 40miles per hour, my skis were slicing through the sparkling water, and then I broke the most important rule of water skiing – Stay on the skis!. 30 years ago this mixture of youth, speed and rule breaking [...]
Sometimes, at conferences, I share with others the concept of the need to dream possible dreams compared with dreaming impossible dreams. Recently I was asked, “How do we distinguish between possible and impossible dreams?” In answer to this question, I would make two points. 1. There are so many people out there who offer individuals [...]
In an earlier post, I shared that I had found the three posters that hung on my wall as a principal of many years. The first quote was: To have a sense of your own worth, you have to do something that is worthy of your own respect first. Chin-Ning Chu. The second quote that [...]
Toastmasters Leave their Legacy throughout the World Stephen Covey says, amongst others, that the essence of human fulfillment is to leave a legacy. This we can do in many ways. Obviously, if we have children, then the legacy we leave will be in the hearts and minds of those children. However there are other places [...]
An elderly man meanders through the antique shop. He pauses, his lean hand carefully traces the outline of an aged writing desk, caressing the grain as if it were an old friend. His fingers linger on the dove tail joins, and without seeing, he recognises and appreciates their fine craftsmanship. He moves on. He stops [...]
FAINTLY WRITTEN –Mark Hunter. When something is faint, almost imperceptible, it may be easily dismissed as being unimportant. However, the thing of which I speak tonight ladies and gentlemen, while not being easily seen, has great power. It is has the power to give purpose and direction to our lives. Without it, we [...]
In an earlier post, I shared that I had found the three posters that hung on my wall as a principal of many years. The first quote was: To have a sense of your own worth, you have to do something that is worthy of your own respect first. Chin-Ning Chu. The second quote that [...]
The world is charged with the grandeur of God It will shine out like shining from shook foil- It gathers to a greatness like the ooze of oil crushed. The Grandeur of God These words from the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins describe the inherent beauty that lies in nature, which to the eye that [...]
