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(Day 192) Stuart Schooley on Leadership
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(Day 184) Jack Stack Part III – Innovation
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(Day 183) Jack Stack Part II – You Can Do It
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(Day 182) Jack Stack Part I – Open Book Management
Recently I visited Jack Stack CEO of Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation at the 18th Annual Gathering of The Games Conference in Saint Louis Mo. There is no one that understands the concept of Open Book Management better than Jack. He literally wrote the book on this movement. I am always looking for a unique way to look at trust and Jack has one. He believes you can find trust in the numbers. I had the incredible honor to spend and hour with Jack talking about his philosophy. Here is Part I of a threes part interview with the amazing Jack Stack.
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(Day 174) A New Attitude
Yesterday we found out that Jody’s (my sister) breast cancer had moved to her pelvic bone, it was a tough day. I felt a sadness like I have never felt before, bone cancer is scary. It surprised me, I did not expect the cancer had gone that far.
I called Jody this morning to see how she was doing… my heart was feeling heavy when she answered with an upbeat, “Morning, how are you?” Wow, she has such a great attitude. We talked about the days strategy and when we hung up the phone, I thought, god she is working hard. I am over here feeling sad and she is still just living… what the hell am I doing?? I am not helping. OK I had my one day of sadness, fear and worry… now it is time to get back to living. I decided to change my attitude, as a mater of fact, I am going a bit over the top with this idea… I am going to thank the cancer for what it is doing for her. I know it sounds strange, but there are some very good things that are happening because of the cancer. I am seeing Jody’s life transform in front of my eyes. Believe me, I am still very aware and respectful of cancers ability to do real damage, but I am seeing a positive side, Jody is living, maybe better than she ever has. I have a new attitude too, I am going to Trust… I am going to trust that cancer is NOT going to win, Jody is going to win and I am going to trust that, along with my family, we can create an environment around Jody filled with so much love and medical support that the cancer will have to leave. We are already planning a family event on Saturday to bring everyone together to help and show her how much we love her. We also have a great support from doctors at Lehigh Valley, Duke University, and Fox Chase and there is even a possibility for her to be part of a trial at Sloan Kettering. I trust we can do it.
Jody’s boy freind just called me and said that Jody said to him this morning, “Hey… I am living with cancer, not dying with cancer.” You gotta love IT.
Here is my “new attitude” video.
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(Day 173) Live Like We Are Dying
This video blog is a little heavy … I have been spending the day trying to find a way to cope with the information that I received about my sister Jody’s cancer, so I decided to blog about it. We found out it has spread to her bones. It means it’s going to be a tougher fight than we thought. This has all happened so fast; just six weeks ago we found out about the cancer. Every test she has taken has come out positive, which is not the result we wanted. We told Jody she is trying too hard and that if she came up with a zero on some of these tests it would be fine with us. Humor has a great effect on how you feel about the journey, we laugh a lot and she has shown great courage through it all. We are going to do everything possible to beat this thing. If you have any information that you would like to pass on about your experience with cancer please do. I trust that we will find the right resources to help her get well again.
Here are the lyrics to the song “Live Like We’re Dying” from Kris Allen
Sometimes we fall down, can’t get back up
We’re hiding behind skin that’s too tough
How come we don’t say I love you enough
Till it’s to late, it’s not too lateOur hearts are hungry for a food that won’t come
And we could make a feast from these crumbs
And we’re all staring down the barrel of a gun
So if your life flashed before you,
What would you wish you would’ve doneYeah, we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we’ve been given
If this is all we got and we gotta start thinking
If every second counts on a clock that’s ticking
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(Day 172) Make IT Right
Today I had the honor of meeting Steve Oliver. He is changing the world one T-shirt at a time. I met him accidentally as I was walking through a blueberry wine tasting festival here in Tampa Florida. I asked him about his T-shirts and was particularly drawn to the “IT” part of his brand. I thought the arrow, showing that peace takes movement, was creative. When I asked him what he was trying to do, he said, “World peace.” Seemed pretty ambitious to me, my kind of guy. I thought I should learn more and asked him if he would talk about to us in a little more detail and he agreed to be on the Trust Tour. I believe in what Steve is trying to do, so I bought the shirt, and I got the bumper sticker too. Let’s give him a hand, hit his website, buy a T-shirt and become part of the movement…
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