Renaissance for Leaders

Exploring leadership & human performance

Author: Andrew John Harrison Page 9 of 55

Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison's work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.

Most Leaders Don’t Even Know the Game They’re In

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On July 16, 2020

In Leadership & Influence

Trust and cooperation are not standard in our organizations and yet we know they should be. There are two attributes that every single leader has the opportunity to possess that will help them create the types of organizations we would be proud to call our own. Those two attributes are EMPATHY & PERSPECTIVE.

This is the full keynote from John C. Maxell’s Live2Lead event in Atlanta, Georgia, October 7, 2016.

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Simon is an unshakable optimist who believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. With a bold goal to help build a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single day feeling inspired, feel safe at work, and feel fulfilled at the end of the day, Simon is leading a movement to inspire people to do the things that inspire them. Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and Find Your Why. His new book, The Infinite Game, was released in 2019.

Simon’s WHY: To inspire people to do the things that inspire them so that, together, each of us can change our world for the better.

Designer Bill Bensley’s Playful, Over-the-top Hotels

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On July 16, 2020

In Self-Expression & Lifestyle

Bill Bensley, who grew up in the shadow of Disneyland, is one of the most famous hotel designers in Asia, having designed more than 200 hotels in 30 countries.

His “maximalist” projects reflect his personality: playful, colorful, and sometimes way over-the-top. Ben Tracy visits some of Bensley’s work, from a luxury tented camp inside the largest rainforest in Cambodia, to the Siam Hotel in Bangkok, a black-and-white temple to Thai history.

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Why We Need to Debunk the Deficit Myth

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On July 14, 2020

In Money & Wealth

We are in unprecedented territory.

Government spending is increasing at an unprecedented rate to deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Many people worry this could burden future generations. However, economist Stephanie Kelton, author of The Deficit Myth, argues that we need to rethink our attitudes towards government spending.

Could Modern Monetary Theory help us navigate our way out of this crisis – and even help build a fairer economy?

If the government can print unlimited amounts of money to cover and deficit and to sustain spending, why do we need to pay taxes? Food for thought.

Producer: Dan John

Animation: Jacqueline Nixon

Why Incompetent People Think They’re Amazing

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On July 7, 2020

In Emotion & Behavior

Courtesy of TED-Ed.

The Good Life

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On July 4, 2020

In Self-Expression & Lifestyle

World’s Longest Study of Health, Success, & Happiness

Harvard’s Grant & Glueck study tracked the physical and emotional well-being of 268 male graduates from Harvard, as well as 456 poor men growing up in Boston from 1939 to 2014. Multiple generations of researchers analyzed brain scans, blood samples, self-reported surveys and interactions of these men to compile their findings.

The conclusions are simple. Close relationships can make or break a person’s well-being, according to Robert Waldinger, Harvard professor of psychology and director of the center behind the study.

Richland: How Do You Make a Country As Rich As Possible?

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On June 28, 2020

In Money & Wealth

This video reminds me of both the success and the failure of Singapore.

Philosopher and author Alain de Botton imagines a fictional country called “Richland” and asks a simple question: if you wanted to design a society to become as rich and economically successful as possible, what would you create?

Strong institutions. Law and order. Low corruption. Excellent infrastructure. An educated workforce. Competitive markets. Low taxes. In other words, many of the things Singapore has done extraordinarily well.

But then it gets uncomfortable. Because once you optimize a society for achievement, productivity, competition and economic success, those values don’t stay inside the economy. They seep into everything…

Who you are becomes what you do.

Children learn that achievement brings approval. Status matters. Comparison matters. Keeping up matters. Work becomes identity, and material success becomes evidence that your life is going well. The society becomes incredibly effective at producing wealth… and the people become incredibly effective at producing, performing and achieving.

That is what I find so fascinating about Singapore.

By almost every conventional measure, it is one of the great success stories of the modern world. I love living here, and there is an enormous amount Singapore gets right. But success has a shadow. At some point, the question shifts from, “How do we become richer, safer and more successful?” to “What is all this success for?”

Because if we build an extraordinary economy but people are anxious, exhausted, afraid of falling behind and unsure of their value beyond what they achieve, then we have solved only half the problem.

Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope: Virtual Tour of The Orchid Show

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On June 24, 2020

In Self-Expression & Lifestyle

Love Oracles: What is Romance?

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On June 23, 2020

In Relationships & Family

The 90% Economy

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On June 22, 2020

In Money & Wealth

Why is Singapore so Rich?

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On June 20, 2020

In Money & Wealth

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