Confucian consulting: Are you in it for the money?

"If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will."

 

I got into consulting by accident. In fact, I had been doing it for several years before I even realised that what I was doing was 'consulting'.

[Project Stories] Creating a complete set of learning materials: Writing

You can read about the research phase of this project here.

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Please note: For confidentiality reasons, I do not disclose any of the contents of the materials I created, nor do I give any details about how they are used. Kumon has spent a great deal of time, effort and money in creating a valuable resource and it doesn't need me shooting my mouth off and giving everything away. What follows is my experience only as it relates to completing the project.

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Once the research had been done and the Kumon team and I had decided on the main topics, it was time for the part I had been looking forward to: writing.

Given the nature of the worksheets, however, it wasn't just a case of writing a selection of short stories and calling it a day as the worksheets had to be completely self-contained, i.e. any story or exercise could not carry over onto another sheet. This didn't sound too difficult until I realised that many worksheets had to be completed in ten words or less.

コーヒーブレイク英会話：キャンペーン中！

コーヒーを飲みながら英語で話しましょう。

あなたの好きなことについて自信を持って正確に、またフレンドリーでリラックスした雰囲気の中で
話したいなら、コーヒーブレイク英会話がぴったりです！

 

キャンペーン中：いまなら１時間３千円！

今すぐサインアップ!  詳しくはこちら。

Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks

There may be no secret to what makes a great speech or a great speaker, but there may be a structure that the greats share.

From Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs’ iPhone launch, all great presentations have a common architecture.

At TEDxEast, Nancy Duarte draws lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action.

Confucian consulting: Ancient solutions for modern problems

Although Confucius lived some 2500 years ago, his philosophy is timeless.

The advice he gave, the things he stood for and the lessons he taught remain relevant even today, and I often find myself referring to The Analects for inspiration or guidance.

It is because of this I have decided to start a series entitled Confucian consulting, and I hope my desire to share worthwhile advice overrides my feeling like a pretentious arse for writing such pieces in the first place.

I'm no sage or guru, but I've been making an effort to put a lot of what I learn into practice, whether it's from Confucius or elsewhere, so I'm making an effort to silence my inner cynic in the hope that somebody will find the articles interesting and informative.

Hopefully somebody like you.