Happy Feet?

I have been thinking of writing about this for quite sometime but having seen it on TV as this movie got best animated movie award on Oscars 2007, I felt sharing this immediately.

A few weeks back I was planning to take my kids to watch movie happy feet. By the ads of this movie and also whatever little I read about Penguins thought they have a great time living on ice. But the day before we ended up watching march of the penguins which showed how penguins manage to live in very cold weather including the harsh storms and how they go without food. This movie was an eye opener to the life of Penguins.

I highly recommend that you watch both the movies and reflect on this.

Connected Anywhere

It was more than 2 years back when I wrote that technology helps us stay connected. I have recently moved to next level of staying connected. It happened when I got a blackberry in my hands. Now I am not just connected but connected anywhere. Now I can read e-mail anywhere by carrying blackberry in my pocket. Surf internet if needed.

I hope to put this to productive use rather than getting carried away by it.

This Day, That Year

Are you good at remembering dates/occasions? We all remember occasions like birthdays and anniversaries. But, there are other dates which remind us of something unique that happened long time back but you don't really celebrate them.

I wanted to write in my journal today because a few years back, this was the day I started my first job. I still remember the day I walked in to office to join after leaving college. I was pretty excited and there were 3 more people who joined along with me. Almost every year, when I look at this date Feb-21, this memory comes back to me.

Leaders must act

Leaders must act. Leaders cannot expect to remain leaders only by talking. They have to constantly follow up talk with action.

This calls for self-discipline on behalf of leaders. Self discipline means a lot of things

• keeping promises and commitments
• being consistent in action
• taking responsibility for results (good or bad)
• engaging people regularly (making time for people)
• walking the talk

and more...

Every time a leader messes up any of the above mentioned expectations, team members start loosing trust in leaders. For this reason leaders must first become self disciplined.

I will end this post with an exercise you can try

Think of a movie you liked most. Think about a movie that inspired you and made you feel good. Write down the movie name and what you particularly liked about the movie. What incident or what action from individuals in the movie inspired you.

Do this exercise now.

It will only take couple of minutes and will enable you to discover values you respect

Leading at a higher level

I am reading latest book on Leadership "Leading at a higher level" by Ken Blanchard. This book defines leadership as "The capacity to influence others by unleashing their power and potential to impact the greater good".

This book goes into leadership in organizational context and how leaders take care of customers and employees alike to build a great organization.You can browse website focused on this book and also read first chapter using link below

Link: http://www.kenblanchard.com/thoughtleadership/authors/blanchard_on_leadership/