Spring 2006
"Life is Like a Grindstone..."
Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up, depends on the stuff you are made of.”
I read this in a book I recently contributed to, “ Onward Bound – The First 50 years of Outward Bound Australia ” by Helen Kleabe
I would like to think 6 years instructing and managing at Outward Bound back in the 80's gave me the polish I present to the leaders I work with at Bridgeworks.
“Outward Bound is a familiar outdoor educational organisation to millions of people around the world . It originated on a rugged piece of Welsh coastline in 1941 with an unlikely partnership between a shipping line owner and an innovative educator, Kurt Hahn, who had fled Nazi Germany .
But the Australian story of Outward Bound seems even more unlikely. The combination of a Royal prompting, a challenge by an English gentleman to an Australian Changi POW survivor in a Sydney Hotel, and a retired Australian Rear Admiral resulted in the birth of Outward Bound Australia in 1956.”
Come along to our next breakfast on October 13th to find out this amazing story that began a significant journey for Australian leaders.
All the best, Wayne Dyson
Client Corner -
You are never too old – JELLS PARK PROBUS CLUB
Recently I presented my ideas and experiences on leadership to Jells Park Ladies PROBUS Club (a club for retired business people). Most of the 70 ladies attending were over 65 and had been involved in business somewhere along the way in life.
What impressed me was their attitude to learning and growing. In fact, it would be fair to say their ages were more like “70 going on to 25”!
Many executives I work with are much younger, but have an attitude of ‘retirement'. You can't teach them anything because they ‘know it all'. As John Maxwell says “It's what you learn after you ‘know it all' that counts”.
The highlight of this presentation was being approached by a woman in her 70's who was keen for me to organize a multi day ‘Outward Bound type' program for her and her friends. She and her lady friends could see there was still much to learn out of life!
Some of these older folk put a lot of us younger generation to shame! Go girls!
We can learn and laugh at how kids see the world…
Kids can be so honest with their views. Here's Ricky, aged 10, telling us blokes how to make a marriage work.
“Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck!”
Have a great week and don't forget the breakfast on October 13th.
All the best
Wayne
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With Rod Pearse CEO Boral & Chairman Outward Bound Australia