Monthly Archives: September 2011

Coaching: How I Teach

The New Yorker had an interesting article recently that I was sent because it reminded the sender of me.  After reading it, I totally agreed.  I have excerpt from the article the parts that seem most relevant to teaching and … Continue reading

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Learning from failure

The NYT had an interesting article on failure. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/what-if-the-secret-to-success-is-failure.html?src=me&ref=general Here is my basic response.  I hope to have time to elaborate on this later.  There are many kinds of failure in many arenas of life.  Some are terminal (of course, … Continue reading

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Loved or feared?

I have now gotten into this discussion with two very different people–essentially, is Machiavelli right when he says it’s better for a leader to be feared than loved. My response is that it’s best to be respected.  Here’s how I … Continue reading

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