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Orrin Woodward discusses how Sam Walton was so successful at turning his dreams into reality because he was one of those people who hated to lose. “A person either hates losing enough to change (and, therefore, win), or he hates change enough to lose. Those who hate to lose never use losing as an excuse…
Leadership expert Chris Brady posted on his blog (chrisbrady.typepad.com) an interesting article on how to communicate in this new information age dominated by too much of every kind of information: emails, texts, phone messages, instant messages, links, news, announcements, requests, solicitations, spam, social networking updates, and invites to just about anything. Here are some learning…
I just watched business leader Mark Millitello on a webinar about success and personal leadership development. He presented 13 principles that have worked for many successful people from different walks of life. Let me share with you the notes I took from his talk. #1.- Show up Whatever you need to be successful in, just…
I read over this week-end Oliver Demille’s recent book: “1913”. It’s a book on leadership education to restore and preserve freedom. In 1913, three critical events made the greatest world shift turning point away from freedom in the US and abroad. 100 years after, modern times are still under that shift. The first major…
Il y’a de ces moments qui laissent leur empreinte indélébile dans les annales de l’histoire et du leadership global. Ces moments regroupent -de façon non exhaustive- la guerre de Troies, le jugement de Socrates, le voyage de Colomb et la Convention de Leadership du Bois-Caiman. Certains de ces evènements auxquels nous pouvons bien-sur ajouter…
La lutte contre le sida a progressé dans le monde mais il est prématuré d’estimer que l’épidémie est enrayée, estime Bill Gates dans une interview accordée lundi à Reuters en marge de la 19e conférence internationale sur la maladie. Les statistiques diffusées la semaine dernière par les Nations unies ont révélé que la maladie avait…
One of the most powerful tools people have is the ability to gain knowledge. By picking up a good book, one can position himself a step ahead of the average Joe. Unfortunately, many people rarely take the time to sit down with a good book and acquire new information and learn new concepts. But through…
This will be the title of my conversation with the “For Women Book Club” this evening. I will be asking questions and share the power of reading and personal leadership development. Oprah Winfrey told her book club members she can’t imagine she could have become the person she is now without books. “Books became synonymous…
Ce 20 mai ramène l’anniversaire de naissance de Toussaint Louverture. Il est sans nul doute le plus grand homme de notre histoire dont le leadership personnel et organisationnel a contribué à l’émergence de la nation haïtienne et de l’émancipation de la race noire à travers l’histoire globale. Le leadership de Toussaint Louverture est très peu…
Zuckerberg is a technology genius who has learned to be a leader. Zuckerberg seeks guidance from great leaders and when he does “he is a sponge in terms of learning,” according to one friend. That’s the assessment from several people who know him or who have followed his career closely. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took walks with Steve Jobs near Jobs’…
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