Even one will tell you to find your person and try to monetize it. However, when you ask people to tell you about their passion, they say statements like: a) Transforming the education system b) Mentoring people to live a good life c) Helping people become rich d) Pond fish farming and running a restaurant that sells only fish Take a few minutes to re-read the above statements. Which one sounds more genuine and believable? I guess you chose d) Fish farming and opening a restaurant that sells only fish, because it is specific, more believable, and clearer. From the…
Your values shape your behavior and conduct
Your values determine your behavior. If you are valueless, you are likely to behave badly and or do very bad things. For some of you who attended religious schools – Christian or Moslem, or any, you are taught certain values based on the religion. Some of the values we were taught in primary include the Catholic Church social values- Respect for Life and Dignity of the Human Person; Call to Family, Community, and Participation; Rights and Responsibilities to do the right things; Preferential Option for the Poor; The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers; Solidarity; Care for God’s…
The art of leadership
While delivering a client cultural audit report, senior staff at the client asked: at what point do the staff know they have to stop being managers and become leaders? Leadership is not inherited or natural. Leadership is learned. All you need is to understand the current challenges, communicate them so that people know. Create a compelling vision or ambition or aspiration that everyone can relate to. And have the conviction to rally people behind you to deliver that. Our football coach in the primary had an easy way of identifying leaders. He would get a group of 15 to 20…
