Comments on: Leadership thinking and ‘riches of the mind’ http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/food-for-thought/ Escape - Search - Think Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:04:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Dennis http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/food-for-thought/#comment-66770 Dennis Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:45:15 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/?p=1197#comment-66770 It is easy to fall into the trap of focusing on your career/work to the exclusion of everything else. I have been there. Along the way, a little voice kept whispering that there was more to life. I have taken a different path in my later years and have found a new world to address. It is easy to fall into the trap of focusing on your career/work to the exclusion of everything else. I have been there. Along the way, a little voice kept whispering that there was more to life.
I have taken a different path in my later years and have found a new world to address.

]]> By: Shelley http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/food-for-thought/#comment-66686 Shelley Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:21:28 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/?p=1197#comment-66686 It brings to my mind and I know I misquote "is it only when we have fished the last fish, chopped down the last tree and polluted our waters and air...will we discover that we can't eat money". It brings to my mind and I know I misquote “is it only when we have fished the last fish, chopped down the last tree and polluted our waters and air…will we discover that we can’t eat money”.

]]> By: Bill http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/food-for-thought/#comment-66680 Bill Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:26:08 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/?p=1197#comment-66680 Hello, Yep thats whay I learn to draw, learn to paint, learn to play a guitar, have had singing lessons and have a stab at different languages. I work as a geologist in a coalmine and am well aware of the pressures put on people to ensure profits are made. Regards Bill Hello,

Yep thats whay I learn to draw, learn to paint, learn to play a guitar, have had singing lessons and have a stab at different languages.

I work as a geologist in a coalmine and am well aware of the pressures put on people to ensure profits are made.

Regards

Bill

]]> By: Peter http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/food-for-thought/#comment-66671 Peter Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:07:53 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/?p=1197#comment-66671 A very different side of Menzies that I have previously encountered. A very different side of Menzies that I have previously encountered.

]]> By: Steve http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/food-for-thought/#comment-66670 Steve Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:52:04 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/?p=1197#comment-66670 I've had managers like that. The "leadership" both at the local and national level of my organization fit that profile quite well. Shining examples all of how not to manage for the long-term. It's amazing how often that focus on the long-term vision allows quite adequate short-term performance, as well. However, focus on short-term performance often damages long-term results. I’ve had managers like that. The “leadership” both at the local and national level of my organization fit that profile quite well.

Shining examples all of how not to manage for the long-term.

It’s amazing how often that focus on the long-term vision allows quite adequate short-term performance, as well.

However, focus on short-term performance often damages long-term results.

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