I spoke with one of my mentors in Madrid this week. We spoke about success in business. What is business success? What price is worth paying? What are the ingredients of achieving success? Is Business Success due to Great Decisions, or is it due to Excellent Implementation? I share his answer in this video. PS … Read more
This video is from up in the French Pyrenees. It is about learning to ski. It takes a few days of hard knocks to get to a level where you can even basically enjoy it. The skills that turn out to be passions in your life, they will take time to develop. Many people give … Read more
“The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now” Po from Kung Fu Panda The number 2 film on my “all time most watched” list is Kung Fu Panda 2. It was my daughter’s favourite during many of our travels together over the last decade. It is a film that had something … Read more
There is formula for changing people. Doctor Malik Mohammed shared this wisdom with the EO Global Leadership Academy last week in Washington, USA. If you are to change someone’s behaviour patterns, two things are necessary. Learn more about Dr Malik Mohammed and watch Dr Malik Mohammed speaking.
This video is about the 4 seasons of nature, and the 4 seasons of our life. Farmers understand the seasons – they don’t plant in autumn and try to reap a harvest in winter… they know that spring is for planting, summer is for nurturing and autumn is for reaping. In our own lives we … Read more
I’d love you to leave a comment and tell me the answer to this question: Who is the most enthusiastic person that you know? Thanks, Conor Last night, I asked a retired inspector of schools: “What makes a great school?” His answer… “Music.” He said that infallibly he would find a thriving musical scene in every … Read more
Last week, my 13 year old niece Natia asked me: “what is the most important lesson you have learnt in your life?” Natia was clearly quite serious (and had thought about her own answer), so I took a few minutes before responding. The video below explains my answer to her question. How would you answer this … Read more
Life is much better today than ever before. I guess the challenge is that we have improved all of the lower parts of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, but lost a lot of the institutions and connections that helped people explore the higher elements of meaning, connection, significance and self-transcendence. Check out the improved quality of … Read more
This is a story about a lost tribe in Papua New Guinea. They were brought to the city of Singapore and shown skyscrapers, airports, factories, supermarkets, homes and life. When they were on their way back to their mountain village, they were asked: “What is the most incredible thing you have seen during your days … Read more
This video comes from IESE during the Executive MBA (EMBA) intensive week in Barcelona. Florian Mueck, John Zimmer, Tony Anagor and Tobias Rodrigues all share wisdom on: public speaking hand gestures giving constructive feedback and the powerful pause The Guests on this Week’s Video: Florian Mueck, http://www.florianmueck.com, on the 4 types of Gestures 2:18 John … Read more