Posts Tagged ‘Understanding’

 

How To Understand & Be Understood

In Germany, I came face to face with the power of communication. For the first time, I recognised the privilege of understanding and of being understood. I had to go and get some money from the bank. Unfortunately, the bank in the little outer suburb where we were staying, couldn’t accept our credit card. Apparently [...]

The Measure Of A Man

I’m pondering this afternoon about where all my schoolmates are now. What have they achieved? What influence have they had? What level of success have they accrued? What significance are they effecting? What impact are they having? For what is the measure of man or a woman’s life? Some have said that you can measure [...]

Leadership, The Loose Cannon & The Lone Ranger

What can leadership learn from the loose cannon and the lone ranger? The loose cannon is a person who is expected to perform a particular task, but who is out of control and dangerous. It refers to an irresponsible and reckless individual, whose behaviour endangers the group he or she belongs to. The lone ranger [...]