Steve Job's Commencement Address at Stanford

A couple of you requested the link to YouTube for Steve Job's Commencement Address at Stanford:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA

Week#6-- Love What You Do.../ Culture / Southwest Air

One heading this week for all the posts.

Please share your successes in doing what you love and finding unique ways to love what you do (the less pleasant tasks).

Also feel free to discuss the reading on organizational culture annd/or the case about Southwest Airlines.

Enjoy,
Hal

Great Article on Questioning: Disturb Me! by Meg Wheatley

Hello Questioners,

Hope you are having a disruptive week asking all sorts of dumb, penetrating questions.

At the end of class on Monday, Hal mentioned a great article on the benefits of questioning called Disturb Me! by Meg Wheatley. Please read it. It's eye opening...

http://www.margaretwheatley.com/articles/pleasedisturb.html

Have a great weekend!

Julie

Week #5-- Purpose/Vision and IDEO

Please post any thoughts generated by what we have covered or by what this week's content might stimulate... Hal

Tool #4-- Penetrating Questions

Okay... let's hear it: what are you finding with your questions? Internal and external.
What reactions and vital learning is going on?
Thanks,
Hal

Crossing the Ravine

Please share any insights you have had after reflecting on your experience Crossing the Ravine.

Crossing the Ravine is a powerful exercise in that it brings to awareness what you uniquely think and do when you come to a creative edge. If you really stop and look at your experience in the ravine, you will notice parallels with how you perceive and act in moments of life.

Take some time this week to write in your journal about your experience, to let things percolate up to your awareness so you can become more clear about your own process, what VOJ beliefs and statements get in the way, and your usual way of dealing with them. This is an opportunity to see them come up in your everyday life and experiment with doing things differently.

If you didn't get to the crystal palace, take time to sit down and complete the journey. It is well worth the time.

Hope you're having an attentive week!

Julie

Week #4-- Emotional Intelligence & Leadership

Please share any thoughts you have about this week's readings or the ideas we have been discussing so far.

I am particularly interested in what elements you think will be useful for you-- either in leading your associates or in understanding the person who is trying to lead you.

Many ideas may seem obvious as we present them. Your reaction may be, "Oh, I do that already." Yes, you probably do, occasionally... The power may be in the rigorous and consistent application of the framework in order to gain clarity before action.

Good luck,
Hal

Tool #3-- Pay Attention

This Live-With is pretty straight-forward. However, its simnplicity does not diminish its potential to provide some wonderful insight...

Remember that observations are both internal and external. These observations tie back to the previous Live-Withs: carefully observing your expectations; noting the presence of your VOJ; and seeing the judgments, actions and reactions of others.

Have fun and report on your experiences.
Thanks,
Hal

Week #3-- Precise Observation, Mindsets of the Manager and CoolBurst

In advance of class, please post any thoughts provoked by reading the material.

Live-With #2-- Destroy Judgment

This is a good one... Get to know your VOJ. See how it has impacted you-- both in big and in subtle ways. Note your observations and how you feel once you gain insight about how it is "working" you over. Good luck. Hal