Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal, says that Higher Education is the new over-inflated bubble. I agree with his premise. A nice, costly certificate from a well branded Center of Learning is no guarantee of a safe, secure life. In the end it will depend on you making use on a daily basis of the … Read more
I had a question from one of the participants, Thomas, last week in the IESE Persuasive Communications Seminar in Barcelona. He asked “If you are caught off guard with a question – how do you react, or how do you turn around a question without answering?” Don’t do the Rabbit The “Rabbit-in-the-Headlights” look, wide-eyed surprise … Read more
“Be water my friend.” Bruce Lee What does Bruce Lee mean? What is it to “be water”? On “being water” What is it to “be water“? Water flows and adapts. It has no plan, but deals with the environment that it finds. It fully explores the space. It has no expectations of what it will … Read more
I have prepared a series of short videos for my IESE courses this year. This is a 3 minute video describing Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triad, the 3 pillars of persuasion. You need to connect with an audience on each of these three levels if you wish to move them to action. (The video is here on … Read more
The Virtuous Circle of Feedback. This is a guest post by Florian Mueck, author and speaker. My son turned four last September. Isn’t that a great age? Everyone tells you how sweet you are. Everyone tells you how great you are when you do things. And it’s always constructive. Even if you wear two different … Read more
What should we learn? How to make a living or how to live a life? Where should we learn it? Who should be responsible for us learning it? Ourselves or the state? Make a living or make a life? In the case of universities – it it really to learn how to do something? Or … Read more
I was asked by Irina Kremin to give her a tip for speakers. I gave her “The most important question for a speaker”. Video here and summary on Irina’s blog: Best Conference Tips. It was a fantastic experience to spend a weekend with Europe’s Toastmasters organisation. Irina has provided a nice summary of my educational … Read more
I have posted about education a few times in the past. (The purpose of school, The best teacher I had in school, How we really learn). The School of the Future What is the future of education? I think Ken Robinson has some great ideas for education delivery, and Seth Godin on how education will … Read more
This week we decided where my daughter will go to school – potentially for the next 15 years. I have spent a lot of time thinking about what criteria are important in selecting a school and this blog is a summary of 3-4 months of that reflection. To Prepare One for Living How do you … Read more