In an organization, "politics" is defined as the use of tactics and strategy to gain power. Office politics divide a culture against itself by creating conflict with what author Lawrence MacGregor Serven calls the "enemy within" instead of the enemy without. Office politics generate behaviors such as withholding information, infighting, trying to "read the tea... Continue Reading →
Welcome back, my students of the world! It's time to go over two criteria that the examiner will assess you on in terms of speaking: Coherence & Fluency. The notes that I recently showed you in the last live coaching will help you organize your ideas in a logical way. One way to link your... Continue Reading →
So, before we get into the basis of it all, let's first try outline some of the frustrations we have on a daily basis. I can't stand the politics at work. I feel sabotaged by my peers. It seems like everyone is out for himself and will do anything to get ahead. I've really been... Continue Reading →
Children of all sizes, color, ages, religions, and backgrounds shared a common area in what I was observing just two days ago. I saw students sharing the same laughs, doing the same things, and speaking the same way without any hateful rhetoric. How come they understand but the rest of the world doesn't? I'm going... Continue Reading →
"When two or more people coordinate in a spirit of harmony and work toward a definite objective or purpose, they place themselves in position, through the alliance, to absorb power directly from the great storehouse of Infinite Intelligence." - Napoleon Hill He wrote that in his book "the law of success" and I still remember... Continue Reading →
The ascent of Everest was not the work of one day, nor even of those few unforgettable weeks in which we climbed....it is, in fact, a tale of sustained and tenacious endeavour by many, over a long period of time. Sir John Hunt *Scaled Mount Everest in 1953* Listen, in order to become a high... Continue Reading →
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