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Goleman's 6 Leadership Styles - A Styles Models of Leadership
We’ve seen models of leadership based on personal traits, individual behaviors, and the roles we need to fulfill. Another approach relates to the way we lead: that is, the style we adopt.
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What is Authentic Leadership?
Authentic leadership is still a relatively new and under-researched topic. It first came to wide attention with the 2006 best seller, ‘Why Should Anyone be Led by You’, by British academics, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones. But it goes back...
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What is Servant Leadership?
Servant Leadership is one of my favorite concepts. For me it’s a no brainer. So, let me explain why.
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What is Peter Senge's Learning Organization?
Peter Senge wrote best-selling book, ‘The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization‘. This book has been rated by Harvard Business Review as one of the seminal management books. And his big idea was the Learning...
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What is the Flow State... and How Flow Can Help You Work Effectively?
Have you ever had the experience of being so focused on what you are doing that time just flows past without you even noticing? That is a flow state. The psychologist, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, first described flow states, and they are a...
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Eating Frogs: A Solution to Procrastination
Eating Frogs is a tried and trustworthy method to deal with chronic procrastination. If you are constantly putting off a job you really don't fancy - but it needs to be done - eating frogs is the method for you.
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What is the Pomodoro Technique? Working in Sprints
You have to love Francesco Cirillo’s Pomodoro Technique. It’s the boldness and simplicity of this great little time management tool!
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Getting to Yes - Masters of Negotiation
If I had to pick one CLASSIC book in the field of negotiation, then I'd undoubtedly choose Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving in by Roger Fisher & William Ury
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Getting Past No - Masters of Negotiation
The follow-up to the classic 'Getting to Yes' is the equally valuable 'Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations' by William Ury. Let's summarize its ideas.
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Bargaining for Advantage - Masters of Negotiation
We'll look at the negotiation lessons we can learn from 'Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People' by G. Richard Shell. When it comes down to it, negotiating is about creating a bargain that will advantage...
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NLP Time Line Therapy: What are Time Lines?
Most of us represent time mentally, using metaphors of space and location. We look forward to our vacation. Because the future is ahead of us. So, let’s put the past behind us and move on. NLP takes this spatial metaphor and treats time...
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Charles Handy: Philosopher of Organizations
Charles Handy has been the source of a stream of ideas about organizations. We have four other videos about Handy's individual ideas. This one draws them together.
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Unity, Diversity, and Comradery in Moby Dick
Ishmael, the narrator of Moby Dick, forms a deep bond with Queequeg, another worker aboard the ship coming from the Pacific Islands. Through this friendship, Melville explores themes of friendship, marriage-like intimacy, and mutual...
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Exploring Themes of Philosophy and Logic in Alice in Wonderland
While many regard the Alice books primarily as children's literature, they also serve as profound texts that delve into deep philosophical questions. These works explore the nature of reality and the foundations of truth through Alice's...
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Style and Interpretations of Herman Melville's Moby Dick
Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" is celebrated for its archaic writing style and poetic intensity, transforming the narrative of a 19th-century whaling crew into a captivating drama that delves into the folly of mankind. The novel's...
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Obsession and Identity: Understanding Ishmael and Ahab in Moby Dick
Herman Melville's novel, "Moby Dick" opens with the line, "Call me Ishmael". We do not know whether this is actually the narrator's name or simply a nod to the biblical figure. Ishmael's elusiveness is contrasted with Captain Ahab's...
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The Lasting Legacy of Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll's exploration of language, perception, and the illogical in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" has inspired artists, writers, and filmmakers, leading to numerous adaptations across various media, including film, and opera,...
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Logic and Wonder: The Dual Worlds of Lewis Carroll
This video introduces us to Charles Dodgson, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. We learn about Dodgson's personal history, including his physical ailments and his career as a professor of mathematics. The video underscores how...
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Stylistic Techniques in James Joyce's Ulysses
James Joyce's "Ulysses" is celebrated for its stream of consciousness technique and innovative exploration of language and structure across its 18 episodes, each uniquely styled to mirror episodes from Homer's Odyssey. The novel...
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James Joyce: Early Life and Inspiration for Ulysses
This video introduces us to the life and influences of the author James Joyce as well as the controversial reception and subsequent acclaim of his novel "Ulysses". Following its initial publication in 1922, the novel faced and eventually...
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Time, Geography, and Morality in The Great Gatsby
Jay Gatsby's quest to reclaim his past relationship with Daisy Buchanan is an ever-present theme in The Great Gatsby. The many mentions of time throughout the novel emphasize Gatsby's desire to reset the clock on their relationship....
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The Great Gatsby: Characters, Plot, and Setting
"The Great Gatsby" is narrated by Nick Carraway, and observer to the story of Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic millionaire chasing the American Dream in the hopes of reclaiming his lost love, Daisy Buchanan, despite the societal divide and her...
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Understanding James Joyce's Ulysses
After leaving Dublin at age 22, James Joyce's life became a continuous journey of physical and intellectual exploration, which is reflected in his masterwork "Ulysses," inspired by Homer's Odyssey. The novel, which Joyce spent seven...