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Mindfulness is being present to oneself. Leading oneself is the Odyssey. Mindful Leadership is about: Being, Thinking, Doing & Not Doing.
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Enjoyed reading your article.
Wanted to share a quote from my mentor, Lee Thayer. In the opening chapter of his book “Communication!: A Radically new Approach to Life’s Most Perplexing Problem” he shared:-----
“…what “communicates” is the interpretation that someone makes of a happening, a situation, an image, or an utterance. A person may be listening to you. But what that person is hearing is not what you said, but her own interpretation of what you may (or may not) have said. All of the actual consequences of any communication encounter flow from the interpretations that people make of things. That may or may not be what was intended. But the power player in any communication situation is the “receiver,” not the “sender.”-----
“…Never mistake your interpretation for reality. Just know that you have to live with the consequences of how you, and others, interpret things. What “communicates’” is whatever a person pays attention to and however she interprets it. You do not control her interpretations, nor does she control yours. That’s how the process works. If you have a different conception of the process, you may want to consider this one. It has far fewer bumps in the road, fewer problems.”-----
The 9 or 10 books Lee’s written in the past 5 or 6 years contain the seminal ideas he’s been sharing on Communication, Leadership and high performance organizations for the past 45 years. And most people have never heard of him.
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A Leader, A Blue Vaser, A Storyteller Extraordinaire. This was written almost 5 years ago to honor Red Scott who touched my life and the life of so many.
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A dear friend, teacher, mentor, and leader has died. Red Scott's legacy will live on for many generations to come. Red, like Pat Hyndman, gave all though their lives and will continue to give for many generations by the legacy they have left behind. Red was the consumate: green and growing. Always learning. Always having a story to put it in a way that would get the point across and yet having Texas humor. His message to us came in December: Sent: 12/6/2012 2:04:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
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Stories were a very important part of my leadership style at the many companies which I was either the Chairman, The President or the CEO. I tried to give each manager or executive who reports directly to me: 1) a copy of “The Go Getter” booklet by Peter Kyne 2) a copy of the Abilene Paradox by Jerry Harvey Check out the Abilene DVD at CRM Learning 3) a copy of my speech on the 8 Success Traits
As a result – a part of our short hand language or style became such comments: Is he/she lucky?Is he/she a Go Getter?Are we about to take a trip to Abilene?Is it clear to you that this project is a “blue vaser?”Hope this helps. Best regards. Red
Ozzie Gontang, Ph.D.'s insight:
Red Scott has been an inspiration to thousands of individuals. His insights and wisdom delivered in a folksy and humorous way through his many stories have taught lessons that need to be taught.
I am pleased to be among those whose livws he has touched.
His life is and has been about being a Blue-Vaser. 
Karen Dietz's comment,
December 22, 2012 2:38 PM
Love this Ozzie! Thanks for finding and sharing this article. Happy holidays!
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"Red" Scott's Business Cardinals
As he reminded his listeners most were memorialized as a result of mistakes, errors of judgment and/or unfortunate experiences.
Ozzie Gontang, Ph.D.'s insight:
When Red would speak to TEC/Vistage groups, he reminded those attending that he came to learn 3 things from those listening to his "Pearls from Paris (TX) or Coyote Culture presentations. When he would learn something from the group, he would stop, take a red felt tipped pen and place a start on the person's table tent.
I am pleased to say that I was one of those individuals. It was sharing that the word "enthusiasm" comes from the Greek "en theos" or "the god within." When the Greeks saw someone with a passion for whatever whatever moved them, they said " the god within him burns." Delete the scoop?
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Gustavo Grodnitzky presented his topic "The Future of the Workforce -- Ready or not, here they come!" to over 200 delegates at etc. Venues, London on Friday,...
Ozzie Gontang, Ph.D.'s insight:
Gustavo Grodnitzky has become a good friend. His work on the Millenials, the Gen Y gives a great perspective of how we need to work in the cross-generational workforce.
You may want to look at The Fourth Turning about the 4 generational types in 4 eras for the past 500 years. An interesting perspective.
Check out his Ask Dr. Gustavo recaps at DrGustavo.com
His Philosophy: "Environment is a more powerful determinant of behavior than is personality. This is evidenced in both clinical studies and everyday experience"
"Our environment teaches us what we can and can not do. Yet each of us has the ability to change our environment by choosing certain actions over others and fine-tuning our interactions with others. Leaders and organizational teams that learn how to create successful environments naturally become more effective and more successful. They also become stronger assets for their corporations. They perform better, are more satisfied with their jobs, and they’re happier. As a result, their company experiences better growth, stability and profitability."
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Aristotle and his criteria for effective storytelling still rock after all these years!
This article is a great re-cap of ethos, pathos, and logos. Miss any one of these and you are toast.
The author Scott Edinger's explainations of these are very clear and concise. Pay attention to these 3 elements and for sure you will be a better communicator and storyteller.
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling atwww.scoop.it/t/just-story-it