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What not Wearing Sunglasses has to do with Leadership
I was a bit surprised when advised that wearing sunglasses in India was culturally inappropriate. At the end of two weeks, I took away a big leadership lesson.
I was a bit surprised when advised that wearing sunglasses in India was culturally inappropriate. At the end of two weeks, I took away a big leadership lesson.
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I’ve walked, taxied and driven in most major US cities. I’ve experienced my fair share of NYC cab rides and Chicago traffic jams. None of this prepared me for moving about in India. Here’s what it was like and what I learned from it.
The Challenge – Facilitate a one hour session to identify group values and begin to shape a future vision. No problem, except that 45 of the participants only spoke Tamil and I only speak English.
Returning to the US after 2 weeks in Southern India gave me fresh eyes – both for what I take for granted and for what is missing from my life in the US. Read on for my list… including the one that made my “take for granted” list 4 times.
I am back from my sojourn to India with Cultural Connections: Women Weaving Worlds. I made the decision to totally disconnect from electronic communication – but it was not the lack of connectivity that got in the way of blogging. Find out what DID get in the way.
If you know the book or movie about Elizabeth Gilbert’s year long journey – you know that she went to Italy to eat, to India to pray and then to Indonesia to love. I’m doing my own version – albeit shorter.
At the conclusion of your work week, reflecting on a provocative question can help you learn, plan, adjust and generally, just get better. I encourage you to pick one of these per week to ponder and see what happens as a result. Writing thoughts is highly encouraged – but optional.
Today’s world presents new risks… and perhaps the biggest risk of all may be trying to avoid them.
I’ve just spent two days in Rocky Mountain National Park. What totally shocked me was this statistic.
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