Leadership by empowerment?

Wayne Goldsmith asks "What's all this leadership by empowerment stuff all about?"

Here's his introduction ...

Leadership groups, leadership teams, player leadership teams, team councils………
What’s going on here? Players making decisions? Players leading? Players taking ownership of their training and playing programs?
What’s all this empowerment stuff about?
What does engagement mean? Is someone getting married?
And what the hell is a leadership group?
I thought coaches coached, managers managed, fans cheered, doctors doctored and players played.
All of sudden every AFL, rugby, football, cricket, netball and rugby league team has embraced a player empowerment leadership model. Five years ago, most of us couldn’t even spell it.

Love it!!

Nevertheless, what follows is an excellent article on leadership. Yes it's written from a football/sport perspective, but could apply equally well in any group or organisation. Well worth the read!

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The Kindle – a public speaking tool

What an interesting idea.

I have just caught up with Denise's article on using the Kindle as a speaking tool - you can use it for readable notes, to store multiple speeches and ideas for even more, and to hear your speeches, amongst other things.

What a classic example of thinking outside the box ... or maybe using the box to think ... (ouch!) I'm not sure, but an idea worth thinking about and trying out in practice, of that I am sure.

Have you used a Kindle this way?

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Do the languages we speak shape the way we think?

Do they merely express thoughts, or do the structures in languages (without our knowledge or consent) shape the very thoughts we wish to express?

New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world

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"Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother."

Barbara Johnson
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Read hundreds of digital comics online

For well over a century, comic books have been the stuff of childhood pastimes. Some people never grow tired of comics, and this website might be just the tonic they are looking for ... hundreds of unique comics in their original format

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Get Ready For School – Reading Tips For Young Kids

Wondering how to help your child get ready for school? Good habits are best formed when kids are young. In the primary years, kids sit on the floor to hear stories read by the teacher from a story book. In the middle and upper primary years, kids are expected to read independently and quietly to themselves as well. Preparing the foundations for good reading habits can begin as soon as your baby can sit up, from six months onwards.

Even before then, propping your baby on your lap with a book often, helps baby to associate holding books with being in a fun, safe environment. After your child is asleep in her cot, leave one or two picture books within reach so that she sees them when she wakes up. This can delay her crying out for you.

She learns very early that books are a fun, interesting companion, especially if one of them squeaks or is tactile made from various materials, or has shiny pictures and shapes that glitter from different angles. The best environment for reading is away from distractions like TV or computer screens. This can be on a designated 'reading couch' or bean bag, on a mat or on a bed.

If parents (or carer) are consistently relaxed and unhurried when reading together, kids are likely to follow suit, and remain calm and engaged with their book. Carers reading to kids often - even if only for short periods - prepares kids from a young age to enjoy listening to stories. It helps get them ready to engage with story-time at school.

Encouraging young kids to 'read' aloud as well - i.e. tell a story with book in hand while turning the pages - lays fabulous foundations to enjoy quiet reading in the future when they reach middle and upper primary school.

Author, Karen S. Thomas say she "is currently writing a fictional story in my blog, http://tommyswritingblog.wordpress.com. I am writing as I go without really knowing what the characters will do next. Check it out! Read it out aloud to your kids or to kids you know. Tell me what you think and where you want the story to go."

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Tip: You and your visuals

Using visuals of any sort in a presentation has to be as unobtrusive as possible.

The first step here is being prepared.

If you can practice beforehand, do so.

Organise physical objects so that you can reach them when they are needed, without having to search, and without having to fumble. This may mean arranging them in the order in which they will be presented. It may mean practising the presentation so that you know automatically where to reach for something. This can apply to objects you want to display, the remote control for projecting equipment, the pens for flip charts or overhead projectors or a whiteboard, or to slides or overhead transparencies.

During these practice sessions, work out how you will move around the visual supports and equipment. Where will you place the objects you want to pick up – on a table, or another piece of furniture? Where will this, or the equipment, be so that you can move around it and communicate most easily with your audience – in front of you, beside or behind you? Always consider the least distracting way of accessing your material and the greatest ease of movement.

If you are using projection equipment, visualise its placement. Think about how you will work with the laptop or the overhead projector – standing beside, or behind? Do you want your silhouette projected on the screen as well as your visuals? Walking in front of the screen will also obscure them.

If you cannot organise the positioning of your equipment, then try to become familiar with it before the presentation and then visualise how you will use it best.

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Missing piece of the manifesting puzzle?

I don't know about you, but when we first start to tap into the power of manifesting, we can have quite a few frustrating "failures".

If you've been trying as hard as you can to get it right--well, that's your first problem (the TRY part!)

But the second thing is--it's really so much easier than you think once you understand a few key elements to your manifesting success.

And I'm happy to tell you none other than the great Bob Proctor has the answers for you!

[Bob Proctor Shows You The Way]
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You may remember Bob from The Secret--and from the absolute gold mine of knowledge he shares all over the globe.

Now Bob sits down with Ryan Higgins from Mind Movies for a fascinating conversation explaining exactly where effective visualization begins.

He just has such a fantastic way of laying it all out, I'm sure you'll get a whole new perspective that will actually be very exciting for you.

In my opinion, this kind of conversation is way overdue when it comes to the essentials and TRUTH about the Law of Attraction and how it all works.

Because it's simply not just some flight of fancy or make-believe exercise--the Universal and unchanging laws that make EVERYTHING happen for you are grounded in science!

Now don't get nervous or anything--you don't have to be able to unravel an equation or know a test tube from a Petrie dish--all you have to do is step up to the plate and agree to make this a habit you do every single day...

[Practice Makes Perfect--How To Manifest
ANYTHING You Want]

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The biggest mistake most people make with manifesting is throwing in the towel when what you want doesn't materialize immediately.

Hey, it doesn't work like that! 🙂

I mean, on the one hand, it works so darn fast it will make your head spin--especially when you consider how hugely this can transform your life forever.

It DOES take some time, with a dedication to visualizing what you truly want in your life every single day.

But it doesn't have to be difficult or complicated, or even very time consuming. It just has to be done regularly like clockwork.

When you do that ONE thing, hold on to your hat--because some really incredible, almost magical, things will start to happen in your life!

[Feels Like Magic But It's Real]
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The magical part is so real, Ryan explains exactly how he vaporized a whopping $70K in debt in only three short months.

If you've got some financial "issues" you're really going to want to watch this very closely--it could be the key that unlocks the door to your best life yet.

So take a look--and get started doing exactly what Bob says. You'll find it just could be the missing piece of your manifesting puzzle.

And be sure to let me know how things are going for you OK?

To your manifesting success,
Bronwyn

P.S. Have you ever thought about how you've been programmed since you were a kid to accept whatever life hands you?

No offense, but that is the biggest load of horse puckie since Columbus said the world was flat! You
can truly RE-program your thinking to attract the most astounding things into your life.

Just watch the video, OK?

[Bob Explains It All--RE-Program Your Thinking!]

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