As summer nears its end, and thoughts turn to Back to School preparation, take a moment to think about and plan for your own learning. Perhaps you are already enrolled in a program at a formal institution of learning, or an inhouse company program.
Some 3 years ago, I was working with a client to develop a new product. We would have regular meetings and make significant progress, but at each stage, she would say that she had to get her boss’ signoff.
A few weeks ago, the world was riveted by the story of 12 boys and their soccer coach who had disappeared in a cave in Thailand. The events unfolded in real time, moving from a local search, to discovery and then an international rescue operation.
Time. It’s the one finite, non-renewable resource that’s given to everyone in equal measure. There’s nothing we can do about that. Yet as fixed as time is, some people seem to have many more hours than we do. But they don’t.
Warren Buffet, legendary investor with a brilliant mind that has served him well for over 90 years, gave this advice when asked how to be successful in investing: “Read 500 pages every day.” Bill Gates, another legend, reads 50 books per year.
It’s June, and time to make sure that you have planned your vacation. Have you? I notice that many kind and caring leaders put themselves last and allow their team members to book their summer vacations first.
Dr. Marion pressed her stethoscope to Betti’s chest: “She’s gone. I will leave you with her. Knock on the door when you are ready for me to come back in.”
We all know the story of Malala Yousafzai, the young girl in Pakistan who, on October 9, 2012, was shot in by the Taliban for taking a stand for girls’ education. I recently had the honour of meeting her.
It was a glorious spring day in Toronto. Just 1 week before, there had been a surprise storm that deposited 3 to 4 inches of crusty snow over the city. We all wondered if spring “didn’t get the memo.”
“Is this Ms. Margrett Oran?” the caller asked, with an accent that I placed somewhere in Southeast Asia.
“Yes it is”
“Thank you for taking my call ma’am.”
Uh oh, I thought, I have been caught by a telemarketer.
He identified my bank and added: “I am calling about your business account.”
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