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Eva Kor and Josef Mengele - Forgiving the Angel of Death

Building Personal Strength

Eva Kor at Navarro H.S. I recently met one of the survivors, 77-year-old Eva Mozes Kor. Eva, not quite five feet tall, is a highly energetic, articulate and straightforward woman with a rich sense of humor. Eva wanted to thank the doctor, but she didn't know how. But Eva experienced a surprising personal benefit.

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New Module: Awareness-Based Systems Change

Coaching Ourselves

CoachingOurselves is excited to announce our newest module by authors Otto Scharmer and Eva Pomeroy titled Awareness-Based Systems Change: Planting the Seeds for Change. Eva Pomeroy is Research Lead at the Presencing Insitute and core faculty at U.Lab. Reflective exercises and dialogue guide participants through this exploration.

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Surviving Adversity - 17 Basic Truths

Building Personal Strength

And everyone has the power to change at any time." Dr. Edith Eva Eger The quote is from Dr. Edith Eva Eger, clinical psychologist. You have the power to use adversity to your advantage! Others only have as much power over you as you let them! She earned her Ph.D. Every problem is temporary.

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WHAT’S HOT OFF THE PRESS!

Coaching Ourselves

Authors: Otto Scharmer and Eva Pomeroy. Roles can provide opportunities, create power, and, yes, cause occasional drama. This module invites you to dive into the generative social field of your organization to see and sense behavioural patterns which may be giving rise to unwanted results. Inquiry Into Organizational Role.

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The Most Important Skill for Success

Mark Sanborn

And here’s another resource I really enjoy: The Learn Letter by Eva Keiffenheim. Deliberate practice, pioneered by psychologist Anders Ericsson, made me more aware of the power of feedback from a coach or mentor. She discusses learning strategies and offers useful websites and other sources. Get a steady diet of feedback.

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Is Your Leadership More Like A Locomotive Or The Loco-motion?

Tim Milburn

The locomotive is crucial because it has all the power. That power is used to pull all of the other cars down the track. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva in 1962 (U.S. #1); Powered through the leader’s capacity. 70′s Warning!

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Forgiveness - Top 20 Best Quotes

Building Personal Strength

In another post I reported the story of Eva Kor , who in my opinion performed the ultimate act of forgiveness. More than forty years after the fact, she publicly forgave the Nazis who tortured her in a death camp when she was ten years old. A great many people still think that when you forgive someone, you're doing something for him.

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