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Compassion: The Key to Understanding and Caring for Others
In this video, Gina the gorilla teaches children about the importance of compassion. She shares examples of how gorillas show compassion in their own lives and encourages children to be compassionate towards others who are ill or in...
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The Importance of Honesty: Lessons from Helen the Hippo
In this video, Jade welcomes back Helen the Hippo, a strong advocate for honesty. Helen shares a story about a young girl named Ciara who is faced with the temptation to cheat on a test. Through their conversation, Helen teaches Ciara...
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The Value of Endurance
In this video, Salvatore the salmon, a member of the Salman Adai family from Canada, shares his insights on endurance. Through his own experiences of swimming against the current and overcoming obstacles, Salvatore emphasizes the...
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Exploring Empathy: Lessons from Hugo the Whale
In this video, Jade the Giraffe and her co-host Kiwi discuss the concept of empathy with their guest, Hugo the whale. They explore how empathy is important in understanding and connecting with others, including animals. Through a story...
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Resilience: The Key to Survival and Growth
In this video, Jacinta the jellyfish shares her wisdom on resilience and how her species has survived for 700 million years. Through a heartwarming story about a girl named Chloe, Jacinta teaches the importance of accepting challenges,...
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The Power of Effort
In this video, Saira the Spider shares her wisdom on the importance of effort and determination in achieving our goals. Through her own experiences and the story of her friend Asraf, Saira teaches the audience the value of hard work,...
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Embracing Acceptance
In this video, Booza the butterfly joins the hosts of a show called "Human Nature" to discuss the topic of acceptance. Through Booza's story and experiences, the audience learns about the importance of accepting oneself and others,...
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The Power of Tenacity: Nasima's Journey to Becoming a Dancer
In this video, Takashi the Tigris teaches us about the importance of tenacity in achieving our goals. Through a heartwarming story about a young girl named Nasima who overcomes obstacles to pursue her dream of becoming a dancer, Takashi...
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The Importance of Order and Keeping Things Tidy
In this video, Moritz the mouse joins the host of the show "Human Nature" to talk about the importance of order and dispel myths about mice. Moritz shares his own experiences of being organized and explains how order extends beyond just...
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Trustworthiness and the Importance of Keeping Promises
In this video, Pascal the porcupine joins the host, Jade, to discuss the importance of trustworthiness. Pascal explains how porcupines are trustworthy creatures due to their defensive mechanisms and their reluctance to attack without...
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Exploring Compassion
In this video transcript, Gina the gorilla discusses the concept of compassion and shares a heartwarming story about a boy named Oddsay who helped a lost girl in the jungle. Through their conversation, viewers learn about the different...
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Courage: Lessons from King Leo the Lion
In this video, King Leo the Lion joins the show to talk about courage. He explains that courage is not the absence of fear, but rather facing fear with confidence. Leo shares a story about a boy named Akilana who needed to cross a river...
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Who Gets the Best Answers? The Wisdom of Crowds
There aren't many books I recommend unreservedly to professional and business people I work with. But the Wisdom of Crowds is one of them. So, Who does Get the Best Answers? It turns out it isn't anyone. It's certainly not the expert....
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What Did You Learn? Purposeful Reflection
Deliberate practice and purposeful reflection. These are the two most valuable tools for developing your skills. We looked at deliberate practice in a recent video: Getting the Best Value from Experience (and the Myth of 10,000 hours) -...
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Gravitas: Top 10 Ways to Make an Impact with Your Ideas
Wisdom is in the eyes and ears of the people around you. So, to make the right impact with your insights, you need to be able to generate the gravitas that says 'my insights are worth noting'. Here are ten ways to make an impact with...
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True Authority: Top 10 Ways to Convince Others You Know what You are Talking about
Paradoxically, when you speak, the less you say, the more authority you convey. Here are ten ways you can underline your authority and wisdom when speaking with others. 1. Questions Judge people by their questions, rather than by their...
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What is Wise Leadership and What can it Do for You?
Wise leadership makes a difference. While smart leaders keep things on an even keel, wise leaders know they have a window of opportunity to make a difference and are determined to seize their chance. The two primary forms of wisdom: ⚒️...
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Fail Fast: How to Learn from Failure
To become an exceptional Project Manager, you need to learn how to learn from failure. Many years ago, I can upon a helpful phrase: There's no such thing as failure: there's only feedback Suppressing my desire to shout 'of course there's...
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Time to Think: The Next Bend Process
The biggest question I hear from experienced project managers who are not yet at the top of their career is: 'How can I get more time to think?' It's easy for a project manager to get overly tied up with your day-to-day project issues....
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Whether a Person is Wise | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Naguib Mahfouz
The 20th Century Egyptian writer and 1988 Nobel Laureate for Literature, Naguib Mahfouz, said 'You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.' In this short, bite-size video, I...
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Think Fast! The Top 10 Ways to Respond Quickly ...yet Insightfully
Regular viewers know that I often talk about the benefits of wisdom- especially compared to ‘merely’ being smart. But, smart people can think fast and respond effectively. Wisdom can take longer. So, is there a way to respond quickly and...
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Learning the Importance of Moderation
In this video, the Oryx teaches children about the importance of moderation in various aspects of life. Through the story of Basil, a boy addicted to video games, they learn about balancing leisure activities with responsibilities,...
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Building Confidence: A Horse's Lesson on Overcoming Challenges and Believing in Yourself
In this video, Harry the Kiwi teaches children about the importance of confidence and trust. Through a heartwarming story about Andy and his horse friend, Harry, the audience learns that confidence is believing in oneself and finding...
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The Message of Peace
In this video, a pigeon named Delicate shares stories about her travels and promotes the importance of peace. Through a heartwarming story about children resolving conflicts and lifting blockades in their neighborhood, Delicate teaches...