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HBR (Harvard Business Review)   has done it again - a really interesting blog post about " How to lead when you´re not in charge ". Gary Hamel and Polly LaBarre states that "i n order to engage in a conversation about leadership , you have to assume you have no power — that you aren't "in charge" of anything and that you can't sanction those who are unwilling to do your bidding. " They continue with "t he attributes of individuals who can inspire others and multiply their impact": They are  seers - living in the future They are  contrarians - free  of conventional wisdom They are  architects -  leveraging social technologies They are  mentors - giving away power They are  connectors -  spotting the "combinational chemistry" They are  bushwhackers -  clearing the trail for new ideas They are  guardians -  defenders of core values They are  citizens -  doing as much good as possible for as many as possible So, t

Tony Robbins knows how to set the stage for success. He uses a lot of music to make us dance and " freaking rock "! Below is a music video list with many of the used songs during the event... triggering us to reach certain states. Enjoy it directly from my  YouTube channel   - or enjoy below!   See some more videos from UPW in London 2013 on the twitter hash #upw2013london

This Robin Sharma - he is one amazingly productive guy. See his latest marketing video here, talking about his concept " The 48 hour transformation ".  It´s about " 4 big secrets of the top 5% achievers ". See the energizing video according to my link above or just be exformed by my summary; 1) Cut your excuses in half + double the action you take You can make excuses or you  can change the world, but YOU CAN´T DO BOTH If you look for your excuses, YOU`LL FIND THEM Your excuses are nothing more than the lies your FEARS HAVE SOLD YOU CUT YOUR EXCUSES IN HALF DOUBLE YOUR ACTION Success is much less about IQ and MUCH MORE ABOUT HARD WORK 2) Leave the herd To have the result only 5% get,  have the  guts to do what only  5% are willing to do Most people gossip too much, drink too much, WORRY TOO MUCH AND COMPLAIN TOO MUCH Genius is an act that  threatens people All geniuses were first laughed at

If you want to be touched by at least one story this month - this is the one! "An invention that made peace with lions" From ted.com : Richard Turere is a young Maasai man who lives in the wilderness of the Kenya savanna, on the edge of a national park full of rhino, giraffe, buffalo and lions. Since he was 9, Richard has held the honored chore of tending his father's cattle; in his free time, he tinkered with electrical gadgets. After dismantling the few household appliances, Richard taught himself how to fix them, and then he started inventing. He fit his parents' home with fans made from car parts and other junkyard components harvested from junkyards, then built other inventions for his neighbors. Enjoy:

Do you have a secret you would like to tell the world, still being anonymous? Use postsecret.com , a site where secrets come visible. "The secrets I receive reflect the full spectrum of complicated issues that many of us struggle with every day: Intimacy, trust, meaning, humor, and desire." Frank Warren The TED talk below ("Half a million secrets") describes the need that people have to share their secrets - an example of a very specific type of one-way broadcast communication where e.g confessions can be made public in a safe way:

It came to my mind that it was a while since I checked out if there were any new RSA Animate movies on YouTube... there was... What is this clip below " The Power of Networks " all about? An exformatic  teaser: Trees have been really important knowledge classification systems Modern science stages: Problems of simplicity Disorganized complexity Organized complexity Wikipedia , is really one of the largest Rhizomatic structures ever created by man - Knowledge is highly interconnected There is a dense network of bacteria tying very different species together (90% of the human body is made of bacteria) - the Web of Life Is there such a thing as a universal structure ? - well, you need to know a little bit of everything The future is about NETWORK THINKING  See the whole clip here, direct from YouTube :

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" All it takes is 10 mindful minutes " from TED about Mindfulness by Andy Puddicombe . Who is this guy? Andy Puddicombe wants you to take a break -- not just from work, but from your own mind, which is so full of anxieties about the world and anxieties about its own anxieties. To help you do that, Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk, co-founded Headspace , a project to make meditation more accessible to more people in their everyday lives. Puddicombe also writes prolifically for the Huffington Post and the Guardian , on the benefits of mindful thinking for healthy living. What does he say: ” Most people assume that meditation is all about stopping thoughts, getting rid of emotions, somehow controlling the mind. But actually it's … about stepping back, seeing the thought clearly, witnessing it coming and going .” Why not hear his TED talk here - " on average our minds are lost in thoughts almost 47% of the time " familiarize yourself with the presen

I have earlier written two summary blog posts about "The seven habits of highly effective people" written by Stephen R. Covey . The first was about the private victory and the second about the public victory . Now it is time to summarize habit 7; Sharpen the saw - principles of balanced self-renewal ". Habit 7 is about preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have - you. It´s renewing the four dimensions of your nature - physical, spiritual, mental, and social/emotional, by exercising regularly and consistently in wise and balanced ways. The physical dimension involves caring effectively for our physical body - eating the right kinds of foods, getting sufficient rest and relaxation, and exercising on a regular basis. A good exercise program is one that you can do in your own home and that will build your body in three areas: endurance (the ability of your heart to pump blood through your body - exercised through e.g rapid walking, running, biking, swimmin

...says John Kotter in his HBR blog post from today. He writes that he was a few weeks ago once again reminded about the massive confusion around the two terms leadership and management. He states that the mistakes people make around this issue are threefolded; people use the terms "management" and "leadership" interchangeably, people use the term "leadership" to refer to the people at the very top of hierarchies and people often think of "leadership" in terms of personality characteristics. He explains the difference: " Management is a set of well-known processes, like planning, budgeting, structuring jobs, staffing jobs, measuring performance and problem-solving, which help an organization to predictably do what it knows how to do well. Management helps you to produce products and services as you have promised, of consistent quality, on budget, day after day, week after week. Leadership is entirely different. It is associated wit

When you want to communicate something that really resonates, you have to think "outside-the-box"... This short movie is a great example of this. Why? Because it touches you emotionally... Look into this and be amazed - exformation resonate :

When I studied "Social psychology" at Lunds University quite some years ago now, I read the book " Influence:  Science and Practice " by Robert B. Cialdini ... From a tweet by Daniel Pink , I found this amazing animated "clip" about "The Secrets from the Science of Persuasion ", by Cialdini and Martin, taking this one step further... Summary ; 6 universal shortcuts that guide our decision making; RECIPROCITY - be the First to give, Personalized and Unexpected SCARCITY - people want More of those things there are Less of AUTHORITY - people will follow Credible, Knowledgeable Experts CONSISTENCY - looking for, and asking for Commitments that can be made LIKING - we are often persuaded by people we like, i.e people who are Similar to us, people who pay us Compliments and people who Cooperate with us CONSENSUS - people will look to the Actions of Others to determine their Own Se även blogg-post från VD-bloggen , som ytterligare beskriv

Don´t listen that much to what I say, focus on what I have to say... I found below amazing YouTube clip focusing on the concept of Artistic Exformation . The clip owner, Jacke Karashae , seems to be a productive guy (looking into his home web-page , twitter account and on YouTube ). He is clearly inspired by Ze Frank and his clip of Exformation ... Jacke say´s about Artistic Exformation: Art is exformation We can sometimes say what we mean better by not saying it... "I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference" ...sometimes we miss the exformation that artists put in their work because we simply don´t have the context to understand it... Please enjoy a motivational energetic talk about Artistic Exformation :

As you might know, TED.com is one of my favourite sites. Coming from the IT-industry, I also like to explore what science says about IT usage, e.g video games. That´s why this TED-talk is important for you as a parent to watch and digest... are video games good or bad? Exformative samples from the talk: Daphne is interested in "How to make our brains: SMARTER-BETTER-FASTER-STRONGER " What is the impact of video games on the brain? We need a new brand of chocalate (video games), that have all the good effects of broccoli embedded without you knowing it...

I like condensed exformative blog posts about leadership, especially if they are about "organizational change management". So, I was very pleased when I found a link in my Intra to the post "How leaders can handle the pain of change ", written by Melissa Lanier in the Linked 2 leadership blog. Melissa states "Very quickly, the people in an organization can go from positive and committed to actively disengaged . Change will fail if it is executed by disengaged people who are going through the motions to collect a paycheck. Leaders must connect with people and communicate through the pain of change to drive commitment". She clarifies the 7 questions every leader must answer in order to properly handle the pain of change in your organization: Where are we going?  As a leader, you must paint the picture of where this change is going to take your organization.  Tie your change initiative to organizational vision and values so that all it makes sen

How do you perform change management in large organisations? How do you use the power of organisational tribes within large organisations? How do you boost the network leaders in a company? I have more and more come to believe that units of about 100-150 people are a reasonable size in order to be effective. Many companies have implemented their organisations using this size and the evidence for this "group size being effective" goes back to the ancient tribe societies many thousand years ago. In a large organisation with many thousand people - how do you really support these tribes ? When having identified the existing tribes, you should understand the value of using the tribe leaders within the company. Top management who are steering the company towards a new vision, making new strategies and rolling out transformation plans should always remember that the cultural change will still be headed by the tribe leaders. And, in all organisations you have persons that a

As part of a mentoring program in Tieto, we got the opportunity to choose a leadership book as inspiration. Myself and my mentee chose " Whatever you think - Think the opposite " by Paul Arden . The cover page explains the focus of the book: This book explains the benefits of making bad decisions It shows how risk is your security in life And why unreason is better than reason It´s about having the confidence to roll the dice I love the book. It is exformative , condensed, sharp, raw, honest, bold... Full of inspiration and passion. Well, some sample quotes from the book : There is no right point of view There is a conventional or popular point of view. There is a personal point of view. There is a large point of view which the majority share. There is a small point of view which just a few share. But there is no right point of view. You are always right. You are always wrong. It just depends from which pole you are looked at. Advances in any field are b

Well, this Robin Sharma is really productive - I just have to give you the highlights from his latest newsletter " 21 Tips to Become the Most Productive Person You Know". This is  the tips to get you to your best productivity : Check email in the afternoon Stop waiting for perfect conditions Remember that brave goals release energy Mess creates stress Sell your TV Say goodbye to the energy vampires in your life Run routines Get up at 5 am Don't do so many meetings Don't say yes to every request Outsource everything you can't be Best in the World at Stop multi-tasking Get fit like Madonna Workout 2X a day Drink more water Work in 90 minute blocks with 10 minute intervals to refuel Write a Stop Doing List Use your commute time Be a contrarian Get things right the first time Get lost More can be found on his website YourProductivityUnleashed .  

I have discovered Robin Sharma . It took some time. I did know about him for quite some time, but not until I read his book " T he leader who had no title " I can truly say that I found him and took him to my heart. From his newsletter (via robinsharma.com ) I got this new "boosting" video: YOUR PRODUCTIVITY UNLEASHED Beat procrastination. Distroy distractions. Get big things done. Short summary of the video "New tactics to Become the Most Productive Person You Know": 1. Walk with the giants   You will become a lot like the five people     you spend most of your time with. 2. Play out on the wire   Life is lived on the wire,     the rest is just waiting.   The more little risks you take every day,     the more you grow in your power. 3. Build genius level habits   Build great habits 4. Set five little goals every single day    " the big five " 5. Spend time alone   Pull yourself away from the noise.   Time alone recharges yo