Comments for Terrific Mentors http://www.terrificmentors.com Business mentor and career coach to over 3,500 mentees, John Bittleston can help you with your career and finances through a series of self devised programmes. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:06:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Brief for the New Capitalism Commission (1) by John Bittleston http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/02/brief-for-the-new-capitalism-commission-1/#comment-3382 John Bittleston Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:06:10 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2467#comment-3382 Thank you, Karen,for the encouragement. More thoughts to follow next week! Thank you, Karen,for the encouragement. More thoughts to follow next week!

]]> Comment on Brief for the New Capitalism Commission (1) by Karen Rylander-Davis http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/02/brief-for-the-new-capitalism-commission-1/#comment-3380 Karen Rylander-Davis Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:45:05 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2467#comment-3380 Hi John. What great examples of modern existential paradoxes. Just as we teach in leadership programs (but yours are more important), the challenges are: knowing when we must choose one solution over the other and, if we believe both solutions can be achieved, then how. Hi John. What great examples of modern existential paradoxes. Just as we teach in leadership programs (but yours are more important), the challenges are: knowing when we must choose one solution over the other and, if we believe both solutions can be achieved, then how.

]]> Comment on Brief for the New Capitalism Commission (1) by antony sutch http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/02/brief-for-the-new-capitalism-commission-1/#comment-3367 antony sutch Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:20:38 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2467#comment-3367 No comment but meditation, commitment and hope as well as faith needed all bound together with love. As they say: "change the world but change your self first". No comment but meditation, commitment and hope as well as faith needed all bound together with love. As they say: “change the world but change your self first”.

]]> Comment on Capitalist straws in the wind by antony sutch http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/02/capitalist-straws-in-the-wind/#comment-3350 antony sutch Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:44:36 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2463#comment-3350 And alongside this what they call the Arab Spring. Democracy not yet outmoded but it seems to be hand in glove with Capitalism (market forces etc!). I am told that if no one shop lifetd prices could come down by 20 percent and if paid taxes or did not cheat the benefit system and no one stole from the NHS mush would be saved. How do we stop greed, theft and immorality? If you have an answer patent it. Until then set the example. And alongside this what they call the Arab Spring. Democracy not yet outmoded but it seems to be hand in glove with Capitalism (market forces etc!). I am told that if no one shop lifetd prices could come down by 20 percent and if paid taxes or did not cheat the benefit system and no one stole from the NHS mush would be saved. How do we stop greed, theft and immorality? If you have an answer patent it. Until then set the example.

]]> Comment on A Tree has Roots by John Bittleston http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/01/a-tree-has-roots/#comment-3344 John Bittleston Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:08:23 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2453#comment-3344 Excellent points. I would like to hear from others who have both similar and differing points of view. It is a tricky subject! Thank you. Excellent points. I would like to hear from others who have both similar and differing points of view. It is a tricky subject! Thank you.

]]> Comment on A Tree has Roots by TY http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/01/a-tree-has-roots/#comment-3343 TY Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:25:27 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2453#comment-3343 Good one John and timely reminder esp for parents/ mothers/grand-parents/teachers/company leaders-managers. I strongly believe that children must be personally attended to by their maternal parents from birth 80% of the time so that they can impart the correct life-values to their children. Parents should refrain and allow minimal time for the domestic-helper to tend to their children. To facilitate this employers must adopt a family-friendly attitude to staff with infants and young children. The recent promotion on awareness for work-life balance is a step in the right direction for our society to help our young to grow stronger human roots/value in their lives. Once the children are off to school/college, then grow up and work,it is for the teachers and company-leaders to help shape and grow their roots-their life-value system,the will form a truely humanistic Singapore society. Let's in our own way, resolve to contribute and work towards making this happen. Regards. Good one John and timely reminder esp for parents/ mothers/grand-parents/teachers/company leaders-managers.
I strongly believe that children must be personally attended to by their maternal parents from birth 80% of the time so that they can impart the correct life-values to their children.
Parents should refrain and allow minimal time for the domestic-helper to tend to their children.
To facilitate this employers must adopt a family-friendly attitude to staff with infants and young children.
The recent promotion on awareness for work-life balance is a step in the right direction for our society to help our young to grow stronger human roots/value in their lives.
Once the children are off to school/college, then grow up and work,it is for the teachers and company-leaders to help shape and grow their roots-their life-value system,the will form a truely humanistic Singapore society.
Let’s in our own way, resolve to contribute and work towards making this happen.

Regards.

]]> Comment on Attitude and Culture by John Bittleston http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/01/attitude-and-culture/#comment-3338 John Bittleston Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:40:05 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2456#comment-3338 Excellent suggestion, Mike. I hope educationists may take it up Excellent suggestion, Mike. I hope educationists may take it up

]]> Comment on Attitude and Culture by Mike Hutchinson http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/01/attitude-and-culture/#comment-3331 Mike Hutchinson Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:27:19 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2456#comment-3331 A Royal Navy officer's training has a tangible element called "Officerlike Qualities", known of course as "Oily Qs". These are constantly brought to mind both for leadership and general enthusiasm. Schools and colleges would do well to introduce something similar which currently seems to be lacking in the work recruiting force. A Royal Navy officer’s training has a tangible element called “Officerlike Qualities”, known of course as “Oily Qs”. These are constantly brought to mind both for leadership and general enthusiasm. Schools and colleges would do well to introduce something similar which currently seems to be lacking in the work recruiting force.

]]> Comment on A Tree has Roots by John Bittleston http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/01/a-tree-has-roots/#comment-3326 John Bittleston Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:57:42 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2453#comment-3326 Thank you, Shoon, very good points. Most children too protected today. John Thank you, Shoon, very good points. Most children too protected today.
John

]]> Comment on A Tree has Roots by Shoon http://www.terrificmentors.com/2012/01/a-tree-has-roots/#comment-3325 Shoon Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:17:21 +0000 http://www.terrificmentors.com/?p=2453#comment-3325 Beautiful analogy. If you think to much earlier when trees are saplings, there is also the importance of planting them in deep to let them grow deep roots and not to plant them shallow as we will not be doing them a favour. So it is that parents should throw their kids into the deep ends at times so that thy can learn from the challenges and grow deep roots too. Of course, this tough love is done always watching at the side and providing some sticks to help prop them up to grow straight as well. Beautiful analogy. If you think to much earlier when trees are saplings, there is also the importance of planting them in deep to let them grow deep roots and not to plant them shallow as we will not be doing them a favour. So it is that parents should throw their kids into the deep ends at times so that thy can learn from the challenges and grow deep roots too. Of course, this tough love is done always watching at the side and providing some sticks to help prop them up to grow straight as well.

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