MG100 Week 20.46 Unity Creates Diversity
Last Saturday, Nov 7, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks died at the age of 72. I had the privilege of hearing the Rabbi on more than a few occasions and found him mesmerizing due his profound intelligence, insights, wit and ease of being. In this morning's Mondays with Marshall call, Marshall led the discussion focused on the topic of being where you are with the people you are with. It was, as usual, a very rich discuss of discovery around the idea of being authentically ourselves in the present moment. He shared the insight that we forget where we are, and what we are doing there because time and place are blurring. To me, Rabbi Sacks always knew who he was, where he was and who he was with. Profoundly religious, he connected across the faiths writing in 2002 "God has spoken to mankind in many languages: through Judaism to the Jews, Christianity to Christians, Islam to Muslims. ... God is the god of all humanity, but no single faith is or should be the faith of all humanity." (The Dignity of Difference)
His TED talk in 2017 is called How We Can Face the Future Without Fear, Together in which he asks the question "Is there something we can do, each of us, to be able to face the future without fear?" and gives us three specific ways we can move from the politics of "me" to the politics of "all of us, together." ...when we move from the politics of me to the politics of all of us together, we rediscover those beautiful, counterintuitive truths: that a nation is strong when it cares for the weak, that it becomes rich when it cares for the poor, it becomes invulnerable when it cares about the vulnerable. That is what makes great nations. So here is my simple suggestion... do a search and replace operation on the text of your mind, and wherever you encounter the word "self," substitute the word "other." So instead of self-help, other-help; instead of self-esteem, other-esteem. And if you do that, you will begin to feel the power of what for me is one of the most moving sentences in all of religious literature. "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me." We can face any future without fear so long as we know we will not face it alone. So for the sake of the future "you," together let us strengthen the future "us."
Krista Tippit in her On Being Podcast spoke of Rabbi Lord Sacks as modeled a life-giving, imagination-opening faithfulness to what some might see as contradictory callings: How to be true to one’s own convictions while also honoring the sacred and civilizational calling to shared life" In the podcast he says "Unity creates diversity. So don’t think of one God, one truth, one way. Think of one God creating this extraordinary number of ways, the 6,800 languages that are actually spoken. Don’t think there’s only one language within which we can speak to God... One of the ways God surprises us is by letting a Jew or a Christian discover the trace of God’s presence in a Buddhist monk or a Sikh tradition of hospitality or the graciousness of Hindu life."
Sacks' final book, Morality: Restoring The Common Good In Divided Times, was published just as the coronavirus pandemic was breaking out around the world. Though written before COVID-19 emerged, the book proved prescient, with its emphasis on the importance of "Living The We" rather than "Living the I."
Sadly, Rabbi Sacks died too young and his words of finding unity in diversity are still spoken by too few. I am honored to be collaborating with so many of the members of the 100 Coaches who, with our work, honor Rabbi Sacks' legacy. If you are not familiar with his teachings, take the time to explore them. If you know them, make it a point to practice them. Reach out to someone that is not like you. It's the people not like us that make us grow. May his memory be a blessing.
Two Handsome Guys - One Amazing Webinar... Not to be missed! Marshall Webinar with Alan Mulally Nov 21: 11am ET
I am excited to share the news of Marshall's upcoming webinar with Alan Mulally, former CEO of Boeing Commercial Aircraft and Ford. Alan has been recognized as the CEO of the Year by Chief Executive Magazine and the #3 Leader in World by Fortune Magazine. In this interview, Marshall will be talking with Alan about his Working Together Principles, Practices and Management System and his use of the Business Plan Review (BPR), Stakeholder Centered Leadership (SCL), Stakeholder Centered Coaching (SCC) and Life Plan Review (LPR) processes. Working Together and the BPR, SCL, SCC, and LPR processes have helped millions of people and leaders around the world significantly improve their organizations and achieve their organizational, professional and personal goals.
After you register, we will send you a link to Alan’s Working Together slides. If you have any questions for Alan about Working Together, please send them to sarah@sarahmcarthur.com for the Q&A portion of the Zoominar. Please sign up at your earliest convenience, as spots are limited, and we expect to fill up fast! Register in advance for this webinar After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.I look forward to seeing you there!
Nov 18: Excited By Success with guest Susan Brady Wednesday 10 am ET https://zoom.us/j/610451597
Please join me and my guest Susan Brady as we thoughts about our relationship with success. This is the third episode in my weekly podcast. Susan inspires, educates and ignites leaders globally on fostering a mindset of inclusion and self-awareness. She advises executives on how to create gender parity in organizations and motivates women at all levels of organizational leadership to fully realize—and manifest—their leadership potential. Susan is the author of Mastering Your Inner Critic and 7 Other High Hurdles to Advancement.
Last chance to take the SCC course with Frank this year MG100 and friends only - only two more spots available!
If you want to learn and receive the certification in Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching we have a special offer only for MG100 Coaches. This is not available to anyone else.
The Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coach Certification is a disciplined practice that helps coaches learn and apply a proven process for leaders to use for effective behavior change. The methodology has a remarkable track record of success as measured by those who work with the leader and assess the level of improvement through our mini-survey tool. http://www.stakeholdercenteredcoaching.com/index.php/coach-certification/ Cost is $2,066 and includes the excellent SCC textbook and invaluable materials. If interested email Frank Wagner at coach.frank@gmail.com
Get ready for the Ministry of Common Sense, coming Jan 19th 2021
If you are anything like me, the pandemic has made me more tolerant of the foibles and inconsistencies of poor human beings who toil under new challenges of ZOOM calls and no restaurants and less tolerant of the institutional stupidity and asks questions like: Why did all the toilet-breaks disappear as Zoom became everyday work life in our bedrooms? (turning off the video to take the break is just way too dangerous) The new Ministry of Common Sense (MOCS) pandemic edition brings relief to the corona-chaos by eliminating some of the complications (BS) that we can no longer afford. And there are webinars and workshops in the wings. Fun. Insightful. Badly needed on so many levels. Check it out here.
Eat A Peach Book Group: Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 11:00am
There are now almost 20 people signed up for the Eat A Peach book group so you will be in good company when we discuss the excellent memoir, tales of kitchen and life from the extraordinary chef David Chang.
MG100 member David is the chef and founder of Momofuku. Since opening Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York City in 2004, David has been honored as a /Food & Wine/ Best New Chef and /Bon Appétit/ Chef of the Year, and has won five James Beard Awards, including Outstanding Chef and Best Chef New York City.
If you would like to join the group, please join through WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/LM2yhuYx1pNBSYkUaE8o0h
Methods: Raj Belonging at Work
Make sure and check out Dr. Raj Raghunathan’s latest Methods course on Belonging at Work! This insightful content explains why feeling a sense of belonging at work is crucial both to employee happiness and productivity, and how to achieve that consistently in your workplace. www.methodsof.com
Do you want to get involved with Methods? MG100 members get free access! Email: janice@methodsofleaders.com
Inviting you again to Marshall Mondays
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Podcasting News
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Asheesh Advani (Nov 17) David S Cohen and CB Bowman (Nov 18) Dorie Clark (Nov 22) John Baldoni (Nov 23)
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With love and gratitude
Scott
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