 By Charles E. Smith | Bio
Over
the years, I have seen and recognized the enormous effect of the CEO’s
personality and ‘way of being’ on the energy of a company. All
personalities have limitations and drawbacks. But when somebody has the
top position in a system, the effect of what they focus on and what
they suppress is immense. Whatever a CEO’s automatic way of relating to
the world, whatever their way of dealing with relationships, or with
conflict, or with results and measurement, or with finances or
thinking, gets reflected throughout the organization. Too many CEOs
only allow real creative thinking in the areas that interest them and
simply avoid those areas that appear more threatening. Now this is
human nature, and it’s to be expected. But if CEOs could begin to see
the world in energetic terms, they would see the suppressive affect of
some of their behavior on the energy of their company and people’s
power to execute the very things they most want implemented. [ Read More]
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 By Rick Fullerton | Bio
My last blog anticipated the arrival of a new grandchild, and now I am
pleased to announce that Angus Fullerton Beauregard arrived on March
14th—much to the delight of family and friends! As grandparents, it
seems appropriate to us that he shares Einstein’s birthday. Births, like graduations and marriages, are major milestones of life.
These events trigger other feelings and reflections, in addition to the
natural joy of celebration. [ Read More]
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 By Shae Hadden | Bio
It’s so easy to get ‘comfortable’ with the circumstances of our
lives—even when they are uncomfortable or when we can see that they may
very likely lead to discomfort. It’s almost natural, sometimes even
expected, that we complain about what’s ‘not right’ or ‘not perfect’ in
our lives. But complaining (to ourselves or others) doesn’t change
anything and we’re left ‘adapting’ ourselves to living with whatever is
contributing to our discomfort.[ Read More]
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The Elders
are working with a wide range of organizations to remind the world that
much work remains to be done to protect the human rights of all women
and promote women's leadership. To mark the 60th anniversary of the
Declaration of Human Rights, the Elders are running the Every Human Has Rights
campaign. They are asking for 1 billion individuals, rather than
governments, to sign their declaration and commit to embracing the
values and goals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [ Read More]
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 By Stuart J. Whitley | Bio
Ethics concerns the attempt by disciplined discernment to identify
moral options available in a given case, around which there is some
general agreement. Professional societies and other groups, through
statements of ethical standards or codes of conduct, attempt to assert
rules about rightness of conduct that rise above the minimum standards
of the law. This is most often referred to as ‘applied ethics’.[ Read More]
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It seems appropriate on this Earth Day that
I am scooting along the French countryside at about 180 mph on one of
Eurostar’s fast trains on my way to Amsterdam. I decided that the
chance to spend a few hours away from hotels and airports might be a
refreshing change. I was right. The scenery is lovely and the ride
comfortable. If governments and organizations could move this fast,
there is no telling what could be accomplished. I have been working a lot this trip with the question of how to get more velocity into my client’s decision-making processes.[ Read More]
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With the recent bankruptcy filings of six airlines (ATA, Oasis Hong
Kong, Aloha, Skybus, Frontier and Champion) in the past two weeks, the
issues of climate change and peak oil dominate media reporting. Local
journalists are calling transportation planners and policy-makers to task,
suggesting that their focus should not be committing more resources to
infrastructure developments that support the airline industry as it
exists today. Air travel has been subsidized by government, but
environmental
realities can no longer be ignored.[ Read More]
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I was writing recently about how I am feeling great about getting older
and how, in fact, my life seems better than ever. While I was sharing
this with a friend recently I proclaimed, “I’m just a late bloomer.” I
don’t think I am unique or alone in finding that my sixties have been
an extraordinary time of my life, perhaps the best time I can remember. I am always a little concerned when I hear about ‘Zoomers’ or slogans
like “The 60s are the new 40s”. These kinds of interpretations always
seem to me about resisting getting older, rather than celebrating the
fact.[ Read More]
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I went to an interesting exhibition called “Babylon” at the Louvre*
over the weekend. A lot of the explanations were in French, so I am
sure I missed a lot of the factual history. What was clear was the
mythology surrounding the Tower of Babel that God supposedly destroyed
when the civilization became too decadent. As I recall, this account
heralds the beginning of disparate languages and the considerable
miscommunication that has been going on between human beings every
since. We’ve been working a lot recently on the formation of the Eldering Institute,
which is, among other things, focused on promoting “multigenerational
collaboration” (which of course implies intergenerational
communication).[ Read More]
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I don't think that age is personal. I know it feels like it is 'me'
that is getting older, but I don't experience myself as older. If
anything, I experience my 'self' as being 'better' than at any time I
can remember over the past 66 years. I feel more 'alive', more engaged,
more present and more satisfied than ever. It is true that my body
can’t run, wrestle or climb as easily as in the past. I make love more
often than in the best moments of my youth and, best of all, I am
experienced enough to enjoy it more. While age is always relative, I
can't really think of anything about being my age that isn't wonderful.
Moreover, I am looking forward to every day being the best yet.[ Read More]
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