"I am used to slower tempos in Mozart Requiem and should be expected to feel this performance as hurried. But no, this feels at the first moment just right. Moreover, it feels like I never had heard the work properly performed before. Do yourself the favour of buying this one. More praise for this performance you'll find on Amazon B000003X3Z, but probably no CD for sale."
"Originally formed in 1979, the Boston-based power pop trio the Neighborhoods toughened up their sound a bit for their 1991 self-titled release. The power pop elements are still there, but there are also traces of AOR and even hair metal. The Neighborhoods are a hard band to pin down. Call it Matthew Sweet meets Night Ranger meets L.A. Guns! The end result is a genre crossing pop-oriented rock album that is quite fun to listen to.
It probably won't please everyone. Pop fans may find it too heavy, and rock fans may find it too poppy. Open minded fans of that era's music should find it to be a pleasant surprise.
Leaders are the best at what they do because they spend their days hunting for the best. They see the best in amidst adversity. They see the best in the people around them. They strive for the best in themselves. And in doing so...they receive their best lives.
As I get ready to embark on a spectacular trip to the ruins of Macchu Piccu in Peru, I reflect on what we have the ability to do and what we have the ability to accomplish. I reflect on the life I am living and know that an extroardinary life is not available only to a 'chosen few'. Anyone is destined for greatness...however, we need to do our part to make it all happen.
So...lay claim to your greatness everyday. Stop being the victim and prisoner of the past and become the artist of your future. Become the person that you have always dreamed of being...
Ptolemy, amongst other historical figures such as Aristotle, has been accredited with first declaring that the world was round. With solid statistics to confirm these theories our pioneers continued to try, in vain, to convince the world that in fact their planet was round. This was the beginning of a paradigm shift.
I believe management of people is in the midst of a paradigm shift. A shift away from a "do as I say" industrial age mentality to a personal growth shift: a shift to a place where everyone can make a difference.
The shift is on and the leaders, what ones that can be found, are today’s Aristotle, Ptolemy and Columbus. They are largely misunderstood and will likely never see the day that their ideas are born out as mainstream. They are the leaders of the next generations.
The problem they face is a thought process that has been ingrained. Management of people, both in a business and family context, exists on a crumbling foundation of industrial ideas yet we continue to monitor those ideas, study those ideas and practice those ideas thinking that it will get better. It is tantamount to running as fast as you can go but going in the wrong direction. Fast you are but get there you won’t. Applying Six Sigma thinking to a plainly wrong concept will never bear the fruit of a desired outcome. It is impossible but like our businesses and governments it will provide a lot of futile jobs and frustrated employees. It will cost a lot of money.
There will be huge gains made by the people that embrace a personal responsibility to lead. This doesn't mean the person in charge but the person that decides to lead. Industrial age thinking says that we relieve ourselves of the power to make a decision because the boss, the man of the house, mum or our superior is supposed to make that decision. That type of thinking is "flat world" thinking and is gone. Wikipedia, Youtube, Myspace and organizations embracing the thought that ideas can and will come from anywhere are going to be the success stories. They know that leaders are out there and by realizing that are encouraging people to find the leader within them.
Now, there are pages and pages that can be written about how to cultivate that culture, how to manage for the new paradigm and how to think in this manner. This blog is to impress one point on us all. A new paradigm is here. This shift will affect you.
You are the leader. You will make the decisions that affect the growth and movement of the world. You have the power.
Take this responsibility to leave a legacy and lead others very seriously but at minimum take this responsibility.
I agree with most of your points, however a few need to be discussed further, I will hold a small talk with my partners and maybe I will look for you some advice shortly.
"The way you leave a company says as much about your character and the kind of employee you are than all the work you did during your time with the organization." - Unknown
Here's some tips or advice to follow that I have either heard, read or been passed on from managers/co-workers/friends:
- thank your employers for the opportunity to work and hone your skills both personally and professionally.
- display goodwill to your co-workers and show confidence that both they and yourself will continue to strive and succeed
- show that you have grown as an individual based on what you have learned from your company and are applying everything that you have learned .
Do not leave your company high and dry. It is the Easy way out. There is a way to leave on a high note. Continue to work hard and be productive. Be remembered for your positive contributions to the company rather than being remembered for you lack of effort at the end.
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