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John W. Gardner's Address at Stanford's 100th Commencement Ceremony
John W. Gardnergardnercenter.stanford.edu
This book is more about sociology than psychology. It is about how growing up in different time periods and experiencing different realities can affect a person’s mindset on a team.
Tim Elmore • A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage
The most important person in the learning process is the learner. The next most important is the teacher… The teacher does not fill up bottles—it’s much more like gardening. You don’t grow plants by going out with Scotch tape and sticking leaves onto the stems. The plant grows. But the gardener creates as far as she or he can the conditions for gro... See more
- When we’re experienced, we assume the young don’t know much.
Tim Elmore • A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage
I believe that good teachers introduce new thoughts, but great teachers introduce new ways of thinking.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
1. Think about people in your life you view as mentors, or role models, or whom you simply most admire. Which specific qualities of theirs come to mind? 2. Imagine one of your children—or a person to whom you are especially close—describing you to others. What are the qualities you’d hope he or she would cite?
Tony Schwartz, Jean Gomes, Catherine McCarthy • The Way We're Working Isn't Working
Opinion | The Character-Building Tool Kit
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