I don’t know if you have been watching the news on Egypt with deep interest as I have but if you have it is easy to see order emerging from chaos. A whole new way of relating among the people of Egypt is being developed as we watch. There are the traditional leadership roles of officials being enacted as if in a separate universe from the people meeting, interacting, developing security networks for the neighborhoods
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Recently, I heard a person talk about meeting Nelson Mandela when he first became president of South Africa. He was struck by Mandela’s having what he referred to as a sense of mischief and a sense of purpose. As I listened I thought how marvelous to have a leader who was both imbued with purpose and vision and delightfully human as well. I’m struck by how seriously our political leaders take themselves as they pontificate
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Just finished watching Bill Gates on American Perspective (C-Span) in a far reaching interview before an audience in Washington DC. He covered everything from his children and family, business, his personal decisions, to what is possible with philanthropy. Near the very end he was talking about education and specifically what goals his foundation could meet. Goals such as having a model of a good teacher or which technology helps best in the classroom! He also listed
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Tucked in at 5:00 PM PST on CNN yesterday was a show by Fareed Zakaria interviewing leaders on what leadership is and what leaders do. I also think the podcast is available on iTunes for free. He interviewed 5 leaders, Lou Gerstner of IBM fame, Christine Todd Whitman of government fame, Admiral McMullen of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jeffrey Levin of Yale and Tony Blair of the UK. To a person they talked of making
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A friend sent me this video from TED via u tube. It portrays a different future for humans and the historical evolution to more and more empathy. Fascinating graphics and premise!
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