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thePEBBLE - 04/12/05 - Leadership Like White-Water Canoeing
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Why do mountains look blue when viewed from a distance?
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Where is the windiest place on earth?
Antarctica is the windiest place on Earth -- also the
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The Mid-Ocean Ridge is 46,000 miles long -- the largest
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1. STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
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2. TITLE ARTICLE - - -
Leadership Like White-Water Canoeing
by Brent Filson
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3. MEDICAL COLUMN by Karin Henderson
Natural Insect Repellants
How To Prevent Insect Bites
PART 5 of 5
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4. THE SAGA OF PINEHILL by Ken Darby
The bully
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5. OBSERVATIONS OF OUR BUSINESS
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STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt.
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TITLE ARTICLE - - -
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Leadership Like White-Water Canoeing
by Brent Filson
Although world business is undergoing historic changes,
the prevailing view of what constitutes business
leadership is stuck in the past. Generally, business
leaders view leadership as an order-giving process.
The word "leadership" itself comes from old Norse root
meaning "to make go." Many leaders believe that they
must "make" people go by ordering them to do things.
But today's new business realities are requiring new
kinds of leadership, leadership that has very little to
do with order giving. Organizations are more
competitive when leaders don't make others go but
instead have those others make themselves go when
employees are not ordered to do tasks but instead are
in the frame of mind and heart that they want to do
those tasks. That "want to" is the cutting edge of
competitiveness.
Order-leadership in business has its roots in the
beginnings of the Industrial Revolution. "Order" comes
from a Latin root meaning to arrange threads in a
weaving woof. The captains of the Revolution dealt
with the relatively uneducated country people who
flocked to their factories by ordering them where, how,
and when to work. The most efficient and effective
production methods resulted from workers being
"ordered" or ranked like threads in the woof of
production lines. Refined and empowered by the
Victorian commercial culture, with its patriarchal
power structure and strong links to Prussian military
organization, the culture of the order-giver leader
reached its zenith in the United States after World War
II.
During the post-war years, many U.S. businesses were
like ocean liners plowing through relatively calm seas,
their leaders, like liner captains and mates, running
things by getting orders from superiors, giving orders
to subordinates and making sure that those orders were
carried out.
But today, with competition increasing dramatically,
with the volume and velocity of information
multiplying, with the pyramidal structures of
order-giving businesses flattening, leaders need skills
not akin to ocean liner piloting but white-water
canoeing. Order leadership founders where lines of
authority are blurred, information proliferates,
markets rapidly changing, and employees are highly
skilled and educated.
A new kind of leadership, a new vision of leadership is
needed leadership based on the principle that the
leader doesn't make others go by ordering them about
but instead has them go by creating an organizational
environment in which they prompt themselves to go.
This new leadership is: 1. Motivational. 2.
Action-based. 3. Results-driven.
Motivational: Leaders do nothing more important than
get results. But leaders can't get results themselves.
They need the people they lead to get results. And the
best way for them to get results is not to order them
but to motivate them to take action that produces
results. However, the English language misconstrues
motivation. English describes the act of motivation as
something one person does to another person. Leaders
can't motivate anybody to do anything. We communicate
the people themselves motivate. They motivate
themselves. Only they can motivate themselves. The
motivators and the "motivatees" are the same people.
We engage in the new leadership when we recognize that
we are motivating people to get results only when we
set up an environment in which they are actively
motivating themselves.
Action-based: A key aspect of the new leadership lies
in the first two letters of the word motivation. Those
letters "mo" are also found in the words "motion,"
"momentum," "motor," "mobile," etc. The words denote
action physical action. Motivation isn't what people
think or feel but physically do. To engage in the new
leadership, leaders must constantly be challenging
others to take physical action that leads to results.
Results-oriented: Motivated people are useless to a
business. People taking action are useless to a
business. Only those people who get results are
useful. The thing is that people who are motivated and
taking action are more likely to get results. Leaders
must have a passion to achieve results. Not just
results but more results, faster results. They must
permeate the culture of their organization with a more
results faster esprit.
Clearly, many order leaders have a passion for
results. But as to the new leadership, how people get
results is as important as their getting those results.
To get more-results-faster, the order leader demands
that people run faster in the organizational gerbil
wheel. But there is a limit to how fast and hard people
can work before they burn out. The new leader, however,
recognizes that to achieve more results faster on a
continuous basis that people can't simply speed up,
work harder, and be straight-jacketed by tight
controls. They must replenish their spirit and
energies. They must slow down to develop and employ
powerful processes, and they must challenge others to
lead for results. The new leader's effectiveness is not
measured so much by his/her actions but by the
effectiveness of the leadership activities he/she
challenges others to engage in.
The recent emergence of interlocking global markets has
stimulated a new vision of world commerce, a vision of
a single global playing field. Leaders must match
their business activities to the demands of that
vision. But a corresponding new vision of leadership
has not emerged.
Stuck with an outmoded vision of order leadership,
today's leaders are not seizing the full array of
opportunities before them. When they begin to
establish leadership that is not order-driven but is
instead motivational, action-based and
results-oriented, the world might not beat a path to
their door but more importantly, they will beat paths
to the doorsteps of the world.
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2005 The Filson Leadership Group, Inc. All rights
reserved.
The author of 23 books, Brent Filson's recent books
are, THE LEADERSHIP TALK: THE GREATEST LEADERSHIP TOOL
and 101 WAYS TO GIVE GREAT LEADERSHIP TALKS. He is
founder and president of The Filson Leadership Group,
Inc. and has worked with thousands of leaders worldwide
during the past 20 years helping them achieve sizable
increases in hard, measured results. Sign up for his
free leadership ezine and get a free guide, "49 Ways To
Turn Action Into Results," at w.actionleadership.com
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MEDICAL COLUMN - - - -
by Karin Henderson
Natural Insect Repellants
How To Prevent Insect Bites
PART 5 of 5
DEET Best Defense Against Mosquitoes?
http://www.mercola.com/1998/archive/deet.htm
Bug zappers, citronella candles, bats and ultrasonic devices
don't work against mosquitoes. In fact, despite decades of
pesticide and mosquito physiology research, nothing repels the
bugs better than DEET, a chemical the US Army patented in 1946.
Mosquitoes may be a nuisance to Americans, Fradin comments, but
internationally they are a menace, transmitting diseases that
may kill an estimated 1 out of every 17 people. The pests are
found on every continent except Antarctica, and can pass on
malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, and encephalitis.
Only female mosquitoes bite because they need a blood
meal to produce eggs. Fradin found that bug zappers, used
to lure and electrocute insects, are ineffective. One study
conducted in homeowners' backyards showed that of the
insects killed by these devices, only 0.13% were female
mosquitoes. But up to 350 billion insects that benefit humans
may be killed each year by the zappers. The most effective
way to reduce a local population of mosquitoes is to eliminate
sources of standing water, such as old discarded tires,
clogged gutters, planters, bird baths, or tree stump holes.
In addition, big, sweaty men should avoid
wearing fragranced products and dark clothing. All of these
characteristics attract mosquitoes. Fradin also confirms what
common wisdom has long held: some people are just naturally more
attractive to mosquitoes than others.
Annals of Internal Medicine June 1,1998;128:931-940.
COMMENT: As mentioned in last week's newsletter, although DEET
clearly works, this chemical is NOT safe. I would strongly
advise against using it at all. Please review last week's
newsletter for information on non chemical alternatives like
Buzz Away.
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Karin Henderson is a registered nurse and is thePEBBLE's
columnist for our MEDICAL COLUMN.
We appreciate her input very much. Thanks Karin.
You can send Karin questions at
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THE NET'S BEST KEPT SECRET
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THE SAGA OF PINEHILL
by Ken Darby
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Eloise Henry, age 18 when the story began
and David Wylie, age 20, were selected by a
stranger in town to take a dangerous trip,
together. The idea was that each was to take
only the clothes on their back and go
anywhere in the world where the stranger
took them. They were to be left there to find
their own way home. They had no money,
no identification, and no idea where they
were. If they arrived back home, there
would be a million dollars waiting in each
of their bank accounts
The story deals with their adventures along
and leads to the only way they could survive.
The story leads to many friends, many
adventures and many places.
As you read enjoy. It continues . . . . . . .
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Mae was going to pay Long Chu for the meal but
he would not accept. "You are our guest. It is our
pleasure to have you here. We hope you will stay a
while, at least until the storm abates. You will
be our guests."
"Thank you Long Chu, Ming Lu. Thank you very
much."
Just then the door opened again and in came a
blast of cold air, along with a big man. He was
dressed in hides and furs from head to toe. It
took a moment for his eyes to adjust, then he made
his way to a table where he sat by himself.
He spoke gruff to Ming Lu, demanding some
food. The whole ambiance of the place changed with
his presence. No one appeared to know him. He
seemed not only rough but filled with hatred. He
seemed mean.
Ming Lu brought him tea as she did with
everyone. He grabbed her arm and once more
demanded to be fed. She told him what she had and
he almost threw her aside when he let go of her
arm. He was so rough, the snap could be heard at
the ladies table. He had broken Ming Lu's arm. She
was crouched on the floor holding her arm, tears
in her eyes.
Long Chu was over there immediately and was
about to strike the man. The man stood and with
one swipe clubbed Long Chu over the head, knocking
him flat onto the floor.
Mae rose and casually made her way to the
area. "I suppose you now think you can get your
own food? How is it you think you can handle your
hosts this way and still get their cooperation. It
is not very bright."
The man, still standing, took a swing at Mae.
The shield she had put up around herself for
protection took the blow. The man's hand hit the
shield and bounced back. He held his hand from
pain, and yelped. "Why you! No woman will get the
best of me." And he was on his way toward Mae.
Mae stood her ground. The man swung again.
This time his hand bounced back so hard it threw
him off balance and he stumbled. That angered him.
It embarrassed him in public. He rose and ran at
Mae. She stepped aside, but put out her foot. It
tripped the oncoming hulk and down he went again.
This time the man was furious. He was almost
frothing at the mouth from anger and frustration.
Once more he charged, this time with a knife held
high. As he approached Mae she remained calm. The
knife came at her, hit the shield and deflected
away, taking the man with it. He went right on
past Mae who once more held out her foot. The
attacker went headlong into another fall. He hit
the ground with a thump. You could hear it
knocking the wind out of him. He yelped in pain as
the knife he was wielding penetrated a leg. He was
bleeding badly, but most of it was getting caught
within his fur clothing.
Susan, in this time had the children sit on
the chairs at the table and stay. She then went
over to Ming Lu and made her arm whole again. Ming
Lu could not believe what Susan did. Her arm felt
fine, showing no sign of break, neither pain.
Susan then went to Long Chu who, by this time
was sitting on the floor, holding his head. Susan
placed both hands alongside Long Chu's head and
sent energy into him rendering him whole.
Now Mae walked up to the thug on the floor and
crouched down. "Are you ready to be reasonable
now? Would you like some food? Can I help you in
any other way?"
The man scoffed at Mae, but knew enough not to
be on the attack any longer. He was confused.
Never had any woman stood up to him like this
before. This woman was scary. She did not scare,
she was not frightened. He could not understand
this woman. He decided not to push his luck
Mae then made the decision to take a look at
the man's thoughts and motivation. She found he
had traveled miles in this weather looking for
medical attention. He had a sick child in a tent
many miles from here and the man was literally
worried sick he would not bring help in time.
"Be calm. I will make your leg whole. Fear not
about your child. He is well. As of this minute
your family is warm, protected, healthy and well
fed. You, too, shall have good food, and will rest
the night. When you awake in the morning the storm
will have broken and you can return to your
family. We will give you much food to take along,
and you can travel knowing full well you will find
your family in good health. Fear no more."
The man broke into tears. It was as if the
weight of the world had been lifted from his
shoulders. He was sobbing so hard his body was
shaking as if in convulsions. Slowly he rose and
found his way to a table and sat. He looked at
Ming Lu and Long Chu. He apologized many times for
being such a fool.
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TOMORROW - - - The bully
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Bill: "What are you whining about then? The
smaller piece is what you want, right?"
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"To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks
of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one
of the pathways to attainment." -? James Allen
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