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Now Thyself

Tony Mayo

We should now ourselves more. Now thyself is more important than Know thyself. Listen, now is good. Now is wonderful. – Søren Kierkegaard What we should do is not future ourselves so much. Reason is what tells us to ignore the present and live in the future. So all we do is make plans.

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Tips and Techniques for Clarifying our Core Values

The Practical Leader

As the Greek philosopher and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Plutarch, said, “If the ‘Know Thyself’ of the oracle were an easy thing, it would not be held to be a divine injunction.” When done with self-compassion, we can avoid von Goethe’s predicament, “‘Know thyself’?

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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

Know thyself. It’s been about 20 years since I returned to MIT from Akamai, and businesses now routinely spend billions of dollars per year teaching employees “soft” leadership skills like the ones I just listed. There’s no sense in denying, or ignoring, it: Human nature plays a role in everyday technical work.

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Do You Know Your Personality Type?

Coaching Tip

"Know Thyself" -- Inscribed at the temple wall at Delphi in Greece during the sixth century BC. How comfortable are you with who you are right now ? Women, Know Thyself: The most important knowledge is self-knowledge. Self-awareness is the foundation of authenticity, and thus it is at the center of your compass.

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Put Your Minutes Where Your Mouth Is

Leading Blog

This is a guest post by Robert Smith, author of 20,000 Days and Counting : The Crash Course For Mastering Your Life Right Now. Decisions you make right now can change your life forever. …We The key is to know thyself. He asks, " What if you were able to accomplish MORE TODAY than most people accomplish all year?

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Build Your Leader SHIP

Lead Change Blog

This first step in your leader design asks: Am I lead-worthy right now? The result will be a list of gaps between the kind of leader you want to be and the leader you are now. Observe all men, thyself most. Great, now crumple it up and throw it in the dream trash. Start with a self-assessment, but never stop there.

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Getting Out There

Coaching Tip

Creating a new set of rules, and abandoning the old, she is now on a mission to show others like her that much of what we think we need to do to succeed is unnecessary, and even counterproductive. Women, Know Thyself: The most important knowledge is self-knowledge. . Sheryl Sandberg: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.