Yesterday I got my Executive MBA ICT degree @ MIP, Politecnico di Milano Business School…by accident, in this week Dilbert Website published “The MBA Guy” series of strips! :)
Until now, this is my favourite one…

The Osservatori ICT & Management presentation video, showed during the opening conference of SMAU 2008.
You can find other videos and interviews about SMAU 2008 on the YouTube Televisionnet channel (search “SMAU”).

Per chi non conoscesse l’atletica, il mio amico si chiama Simone Collio e colgo l’occasione per fargli un grandissimo in bocca al lupo per le Olimpiadi di Pechino.

Simone, insieme a Tania Cagnotto e Elisa Santoni è il protagonista del nuovo spot della Freddy, sponsor tecnico della squadra olimpica a Pechino 2008, che a breve potrete vedere nei cinema e in televisione.

Fact: As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the birds that follow. By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock gains 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.

Lesson: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.

Fact: When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front of it.

Lesson: If we have as much sense as a goose we stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others.

Fact: When the lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies to the point position.

Lesson: It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership. As with geese, people are interdependent on each other’s skill, capabilities, and unique arrangements of gifts, talents, and resources.

Fact: The geese flying in formation honk to encourage those up in front to keep up their speed.

Lesson: We need to make sure that our honking is encouraging. In groups where there is encouragement, the production is much greater. The power of encouragement (to stand by one’s core values, and to encourage the core values of others) is the quality of honking we seek.

Fact: When a goose gets sick, wounded or shot, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it dies or is able to fly again. Then, they launch out with another formation or catch up with the flock.

Lesson: If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by each other in difficult times as well as when we are strong.

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