Yesterday I touched very briefly on the matter of empathy and I would like to take a short walk with you down that road to discover the influence this fundamental human capacity has on your life and the world at large. Recent discoveries in the fields of neuropsychology, brain science and childhood development show that …
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Time to Think
A colleague and dear friend of mine gave me an excellent book the other day called "Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind" by Nancy Kline. I read it yesterday afternoon and I am strongly contemplating making this required reading for the entire company. The author began the book's introduction with a story …
Thinking, Capability and Greatness: They’re related, don’t you think?
Rene Descartes "Cogito ergo sum," Rene Descartes' Latin translation of the statement he made several years earlier in his native tongue, "Je pense donc je suis" or "I think therefore I am" is worth considering. How often do you think, really think about that which you are doing? In one way or another we are all creatures of habit. Our …
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Henry Ford: Vision and the American Way
Having spent my high school and university years in Michigan, I grew up surrounded by the automotive industry and its lore, its history and those who made it possible. One particular founding father of the automobile industry stood out to me for his ingenuity, his determination and his way with words: Henry Ford. Henry Ford founded …
Gregory Hake 