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In 100 Words: Learning (and Teaching) to Fly

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Here’s how eagles learn to fly. When the baby eagle (eaglet) has fully developed wings, the mother hovers above the nest with a piece of food in her claws. She nurtures the curiosity and shows the eaglet that wings are for flying. Piece of food inspires the eaglet to try. If this doesn’t work, eagle just throws the eaglets out of her nest. When the eaglet is falling, the eagle swoops under the baby and picks the baby on wings before throwing again till the eaglet starts flapping the wings and fl

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Cohesive Leadership Team: Whole Before the Part

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After reading my last post about cohesive leadership team , some one asked me, “What exactly is cohesion?” I went on to share the following example. In a recent game of cricket, the top batsmen failed to make an impact and got out in quick succession. Clearly, the team was facing the risk of scoring the lowest total ever. Then, the captain walks in with a resolve clearly visible on his face.

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Great Quotes: On Expectations

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“Nobody rises to low expectations.” ~ Calvin Lloyd. One of the most important qualities of a leader is to believe that they can do better. People respond to expectations and the only way to grow people is to consistently raise the bar of expectations. If a team is not doing great, it is either because the team members are incapable or the leader has established very low expectations from them.

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