Why the Stones survived longer that the Beatles
I have just finished listening to the MOOC series Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence by Richard Boyatzis. While I did not agree with everything he said the course contained a number of interesting videos and papers. One of the more interesting topics he analysed was the difference between two teams: The Beatles and the Rolling Stones and the importance of shared vision. As someone who raged at some great parties in the 1960s to both groups this was an example that truly resonate.....
Read MoreBook Review of The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup by Noam Wasserman
This is a must read for anyone in the entrepreneurial/venture capital space. Just occasionally you read a book that you wish you had read 25 years ago. I worked in the entrepreneurial/venture capital sector 1984-2007 and I so wish I had read this book in 1984. Unfortunately it was not published until 2012 so it was not possible but if you are (budding) entrepreneur, potential start-up hire, angel investor or venture capitalist you should really read this book. This is the first book tha.....
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence and the CryptoLocker virus
There I was sitting at my computer one day after flying back to Sydney from Istanbul (a 22 hour journey) looking at my 300 or so emails (I deleted over 1000 during the month I was away) when I saw a new email from Australia Post asking me to open an attachment containing information about a missed parcel delivery. I was expecting a delivery of wine. Also my mind was suffering from jet lag and what the Buddhists call “monkey mind” — and we think of one thing and then another like the ra.....
Read MoreThoughts on Antigone
In the early 1970s I did an MBA at the newly created London Business School. My tutor, Charles Handy had created an elective called The Art of Decision Making. Each week we would study a classic where we would engage in Socratic debate about what the play could teach us as future managers. The first play we discussed was Sophocles’ Antigone. I had never heard of it. However it created such an epiphany to me that I wrote an e-book: The Emotional Intelligence of Antigone. Last week .....
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"Put in a sales perspective, I loved your presentation! I got a lot from what you talked about and I will read your book."
Peter Morris, Executive Officer, Lomax Financial Group
Your presentation on 'Lifting your Level of Emotional Intelligence" to 10 CEOs scored an average 8.9 out of 10 for the topic and 8.5 for the presentation which is great. A couple of the attendees gave you a 10 out of 10, and the comments were:
- Great presentation. Very informative.
- Excellent presentation.
- made me think.
Christi Spring CEO Institute. - web www.ceo.com.au.