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| I was listening to the Commonwealth Club on NPR this weekend, and a professor from Harvard Business School happened to talk about leadership. I was excited since I am taking this class. I took notes, which I will post soon. The one thing that I could remember clearly was "BE, KNOW, DO" adapted from the US Army, aka "BKD." According to the Army, leadership is "influencing people by--providing purpose direction and motivation--while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization." It is a system where you have to: 1) BE - an internalization of character. 2.) KNOW - know not only about their job, but everyday things and people. 3.) DO - action must follow. I thought this followed quite well with everything we have learned in class this semester. Also, people have added LEARN to make a continuous loop. I will post more about this and the notes once I get home. | | |
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| Today in class we asked "Why are organizational cultures toxic?"
Society?
Limit in Resources?
Toxic people? Firefighters/firestarters?
Whatever the reason, the fundamental question I have is How do we change? How can organizations change? Is it possible to change and develop an entrenched culture?
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| Should sports be held to a higher ethical standard than any other aspects of life... say business? Intuitively, I say yes, but it was difficult for me to draw out the reason why. Today we talked about the controversy surrounding IU basketball coach Kevin Sampson. The gist of the accusation is that he allegedly made several phone calls illegally while recruiting. If a company did that it'd be a "competitive advantage," adding to the bottom line. Sports, however, even on a professional level, seems to be about something higher, maybe even on a spiritual level. Sports is an ideal. Something we hold to a higher standard. I realize that I'm being circular in my reasoning. I'll add more once I think about it more.
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Today in class we watched a video of John Wooden speak. I had never
heard of John Wooden before, even though he is in the basketball Hall
of Fame both as a player and a coach and is from Indiana. Before his successful coaching
career, Wooden graduated with a major in English after leading this
college to a national championship. He went onto lead UCLA to 10
championships and to influence a whole generation of coaches and
players. All this from a Purdue grad no less! ;)
In the video, Wooden, in his quiet manner, explained his pyramid of
success and leadership. However, to confine his subject matter to
success and leadership would not do it justice. John Wooden spoke on
how to live a good life and be a good person. His two set of rules his
father taught him stayed with me most vividly: Don't steal, don't lie,
don't cheat. Don't whine; don't complain; do good work. It echoed
somewhat of what our chairman in surgery talk about in a talk I went to
earlier today.
I wiki'ed John Wooden and found this Seven Creed:
- Be true to yourself.
- Make each day your masterpiece.
- Help others.
- Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
- Make friendship a fine art.
- Build a shelter against a rainy day.
- Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
I felt a real sense of calm after listening to this phenomenal human being.
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