Ultimately most of us want to fit in and belong to people around us. Really we’re talking about influence to behave differently, that’s exerted by colleagues or neighbor. This process begins when we begin to value the attention we receive from others; positive and negative. Age, stage, personality, capacity and experience will shape your choices. …
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It’s a question I get asked a lot. At first, I thought the ability to transform was an inborn quality, only certain people possessed the genetic make-up to be transformative through their leadership. I could develop leader’s ability to speak with confidence and competence and to coach staff or clients. Yet the ability to truly transform …
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“Everyone is born into the world as a person, and everyone leaves the world as a person.” -Dalai Lama. When we look at people and interact with them, Dalai Lama said, we have the tendency to see differences (age, race, ethnicity, religion, wealth, rank or status — and any number of things) rather than the …
Recently, dozens of RT and RW heads visited the City Council to report their unhappiness with the obligation to report the residents' complaints via the Qlue application three times per day. The chiefs also slammed Jakarta Governor ‘Ahok’, whom they called a "dictator", for forcing them to adopt such an inconvenient policy. In the other …
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Character counts, whether you're looking for a job or working toward a promotion. When employers look at the skills and traits that are essential for a position, character -- an individual's ethical strength -- is non-negotiable. An honest employee who does the right thing because it's the right thing to do fosters a culture of …
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