Invite Innovatives and Creatives to the table
Invite Innovatives and Creatives to the table. Today’s common sense quote: The art of discipline is a hard and tenacious battle with one’s own will and personal leadership style. You either let your emotions rule the day, or you get a handle on that day by leaving your emotions outside the door. Better yet, take the hinges off the door so it is open, and allow transparency to have a chance to breathe and grow. Invite innovation and creativity to the table.” Better yet, take the hinges off the door so it is open, and allow transparency to have a chance to breathe and grow. Invite innovation and creativity to…
Gather and Give before you Gift
Gather and Give before you Gift. Happy is the shopper who knows how to Gather and Give before you Gift. Learn about the Bucket of 3 G’s: Gathering, Giving, and Gifts. The three G’s could l help you to lose the guilt this year. Let’s start by addressing the Scrooge in the house. “He’s a mean one, Mr. Scrooge.” At some point, we all suffer a little bit of Scrooginess. But even he developed a heart at the end of the show, and hopefully, others can too. So there is hope. He’s a mean one, Mr. Scrooge Giving without guilt is a real challenge for many. The who, when, why, and…
Legacy – understanding the wisdom
Legacy – understanding the wisdom. Your thoughts? Legacy means different things to different people. What do you envision your own personal legacy will look like? From a business perspective, you don’t have to be rich, just firmly committed to something larger than yourself. Those who have the tenacity to follow through on goals and plans, year after year, command a different determination and unstoppable, courageous attitude. Purpose-driven, legacy builders. Legacy builders are always searching for and discovering new concepts and ideas, and putting them into action. Generally, that action requires followers, employees, family, and friends. It’s not the size or the scope of your business that matters; it’s more about…
The Big Idea – Training and Mentoring
How do you effectively teach, train, instruct, demonstrate, or even mentor? The Big Idea: Train, Instruct, Demonstrate, Mentor, and effectively succeed in doing so. It’s as hard as you make it, or as easy as you make it. There are a lot of examples in History, Mathematics, and Science (including technology) regarding training methods. I have run into my own mental blocks and some deep-seated misconceptions along the way, trying to learn the proper methods. Studying how people learn can and will be challenging. Pedagogical content knowledge & Effective teaching. A little description might help. Nothing too technical, just bits and pieces to pull it together. It’s good to understand…
The Big Idea #2 In essence individual learners have a learning zone
The Big Idea #2 How do children learn? How do children learn? That is one of the most important questions of a lifetime. It means having the ability and the skill to guide a society toward a better future. My hopes are that STEM courses Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics will provide the next generation with cutting edge thinking. Common sense! Directing our youth and young adults toward STEM is paramount to our society. Children’s Knowledge and the Brain Learning zones. A little bit of old school, and a little bit of new. In essence individual learners have a learning “zone” (Vygotsky, 1978). The zone of proximal development, demonstrates that…
