Archive for October 2008
Ronald Reagan – “Tear Down this Wall”
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: October 30, 2008
This speech by President Ronald Reagan to the people of West Berlin contains one of the most memorable lines spoken during his presidency. The Berlin Wall, referred to by the President, was built by Communists in August 1961 to keep Germans from escaping Communist-dominated East Berlin into Democratic West Berlin. The twelve-foot concrete wall extended [...]
Speech by Albert Einstein: Albert Einstein Campfire
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: October 30, 2008
“The most incomprehensible thing about this world is that it is comprehensible” – ALBERT EINSTEIN
In the temple of science…
In the temple of science are many mansions… and various indeed are they that dwell therein and the motives that have led them there.
Many take to science out of a joyful sense of superior intellectual power; science [...]
Quotes
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: October 30, 2008
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I’ve found these qoutes from the net and they are worth publishing.
The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had.
Giving someone all your love is never an [...]
Conflicts in organizations
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: October 30, 2008
Here the issue that generates conflicts is emotion, and frustrated comments, is conflict within the organization. We generally do not look at conflict as opportunity — we tend to think about conflict as
unpleasant, counter-productive and time-consuming.
Conflict that occurs in organizations need not be destructive, provided the energy associated with conflict is harnessed and directed towards [...]
Increasing Personal and Professional Effectiveness
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: October 25, 2008
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Personal and professional effectiveness requires more than simply rolling out of bed every morning. It involves making a conscious effort and sound choices that will have a positive impact on your accomplishments and interactions with others. Personal effectiveness means caring about the difference you
make as an individual. It is more than going through the motions, [...]
Team Building – Tuckman’s Team Model
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: October 18, 2008
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American psychologist Bruce W. Tuckman developed an influential model of team development, first enunciated in a 1965 article “Developmental sequence in small groups,” published in Psychological Bulletin. Tuckman’s model traced the evolution of a team through four stages: forming, storming, norming and performing. Tuckman argued that these stages were necessary to build an effective team.
Tuckman’s [...]
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