An enlightening interview with our former President with regards to the 'Clinton Global Initiative' by Huffington Post. Read Here
Highlights are below:
Confidence: The ability to make a living anywhere and to support my family is a tremendous empowering belief and a great confidence booster. Hence economic empowerment is critical for social change – intelligence, talent and willingness to work is common across the world but opportunities are not.
On Leadership:
It starts with asking the right questions.
1. Explain where we are and decide where we want to go
2. Figure out a way to get there
3. Get good people and trust them to do the job as long as they are competent, realistic and flexible to change
4. Keep score – Are we better off? How and How many?
How to Motivate, Team work and Collaboration:
The main skills required are good listening and ability to build consensus for action. The main traits required are a belief that creative networks of cooperation work better than constant conflict, a call for action, and a willingness to change course if what you're doing isn't working.
People who believe in ‘Creative networks of cooperation’, instead of constant conflict, ability to build consensus, call for action. Willingness to change course if what we are doing is not working
The best strategy is to replicate a successful model – the willingness to reject the glamour of being first for the wisdom of being second
On Failure:
It is better to be caught in the act of trying than to not try because of fear of failure. Be willing to learn to change course if what we are doing is not working. Be willing to indulge in Creative Experiment
On Life:
If you have lost your yesterdays – Welcome to the human race
· They can take away everything, but not your heart or your mind. Don’t hold on to past grievances, let it go.
· Don’t let anyone define your worth, your tomorrows – no matter what