“Our Iceberg is melting” is a fable which teaches you a lesson to succeed in this ever changing world authored by John Kotter, Leadership and change guru at Harvard and Holger Rathgebar, the Modern Global Manager. In the book, the author uses a fabled group of penguins living in an iceberg to draw an analogy to modern day problems where we are reluctant to face our common problems in our day to day lives. John Kotter found that most of the associations were ignorant towards applicable changes. This was leading to an excessive amount of time and money being wasted. So he decided to turn a tale about a colony of penguins to represent the eight step process of successful change. When I started reading this fable, I wondered what’s there for Managers, …show more content…
There are many books in market which will help you in your work and personal life, but very few of them will hold your interest and are so easy to read and comprehend. This book is for every one irrespective of the field of work, interests, age group. The following review will explain the key moments of the tale and how they relate to our lives. Let’s start with the introduction of characters in the fable. Fred, one of the heroes of the story. I would not say “Hero” of the story, as there are many more heroes in this story. He is noble, curious and attentive, with all sincere qualities. You can relate him to a sincere and silent team member. He always takes notes on what he has observed. This can be deduced from when the author says “he had a briefcase stuffed full of observations, ideas and conclusions”. Alice is one of the ten council members. She possesses all the leadership qualities and has a reputation of getting things done and so I would co-relate her to a project manager. Louis - The Head penguin. He is the head of the Leadership Council, could maybe viewed as the CEO. Buddy, who is slow to catch on but brings a component of trust amongst the colony
Nearly everyone has a dream in life that they desperately want to accomplish. Without these dreams people wouldn’t strive to accomplish what makes them happy. Sometimes happiness might be hard to reach because of obstacles faced in life. The obstacles which one faces and how they can overcome them are remarked in Anne Lauren’s Carter short story “Leaving the Iron Lung”. In order for the author to show that one must overcome faced obstacles to pursue their dreams, she uses the protagonist transformation, contrasting characters and settings.
Every one is scavenging for the next big gadget- the future is a standard that society strives to have in their grasp. However, Joel Achenbach a former humor columnist solves the mystery of the future in his article, “The Future is Now: it’s heading right at us, but we never see it coming” .he presents a sense of urgency describing that the future is not something that society needs to wait for it happens behind closed doors. He argues that the future is a fast pace entity that occurs all around us. Achenbach proves this point by sticking to his humorous style, with the use of witty allusions to Sci-Fi films.
After watching March of the Penguins I was browsing the internet while I was trying to figure out which direction to take the essay in, because there were too many possibilities for the topic. Soon I found myself watching Monty Python, when the perfect sketch to start this paper on comes on. A newspaper reporter comes on saying "Penguins, yes penguins what relevance do penguins have with the furtherance of medical science? Well strangely enough quite a lot" He moves into a joke about research not being accidental. Then he picks up of the penguins "Nevertheless scientists believe that these penguins, these comic flightless web-footed little b@$#ards are un-wittingly helping man to fathom the uncharted depths of the human mind." The news cast flips to the scientist who introduces himself then states "...having been working on the theory postulated by the late Dr. Kramer that the penguin in intrinsically more intelligent than the human being." From there a multitude of science spoofs lead to the confirmation of this theory of penguins being smarter, even though it is clearly pointed out that the penguin's brain is smaller than of a human being. This causes the penguins to rise up and take over the roles of humans. After careful consideration I decided to discuss this clip as there really is no better way to introduce how animals are used in film as entertainment. Whether it is a crazy Monty Python sketch or the heartwarming love story that is March of the Penguins both were created for many reasons, but the most influential was the desire to earn money. For now just keep Monty Python on the back burner it will have significance later, lets shift to dealing with the questions being posed about March of the Penguins. How did March o...
By developing a relationship between two people who come from completely distinct worlds, Chaim Potok was able to instigate and investigate a profound and deeply moving story of true friendship and the importance of father-son interconnection through self-realization in the work of The Chosen by explicitly introducing a series of challenges that question the morality and judgment of each protagonist. Through his masterpiece and by inserting complex situations, Chaim Potok took to his benefit to display the comparison between his characters and normal people their similarities and differences.
The book Lives on the Boundary, written by Mike Rose, provides great insight to what the new teaching professional may anticipate in the classroom. This book may be used to inform a teacher’s philosophy and may render the teacher more effective. Lives on the Boundary is a first person account composed of eight chapters each of which treat a different obstacle faced by Mike Rose in his years as a student and as an educator. More specifically in chapters one through five Mike Rose focuses on his own personal struggles and achievements as a student. Ultimately the aim is to highlight the underpreparedness of some of today’s learners.
In the story "Antaeus," by Borden Deal, the main character T.J has three capabilities that make him different from his friends. First of all, T.J. is a very intelligent boy. His new city companions did not maintain the wisdom T.J. has about the world and how to deal with people around. T. J. is also a receptive boy, a soft-spoken person who feels an attachment to the land. Finally, T.J. is a tenacious boy who sticks to his plans once he starts it and who would reject to the idea about destroying what he has created.
Walton responds to the stranger in a welcoming and friendly way, and after inviting him aboard his ship, they develop a blossoming friendship. Walton appears to be attracted to the stranger because he is interesting and is filled with stories of adventure that interest Walton. Walton and the stranger bond because they both find similarities in their personalities. Both individuals appear to be outcasts, but Walton sees this individual as a possible companion.
Lord of the Flies - Who I think would make the best leader on the island:
3.) Tom Buchanan: (Indirect Character) He is Daisy’s husband, and, an old classmate of Nick’s. A well-known rich sophisticated, and yet snobby and racist, businessman. Tom is having an affair with young Myrtle Wilson. Tom has suspicions of his wife Daisy and Jay Gatsby having an affair.
In the story “Two Kinds”, the author, Amy Tan, intends to make reader think of the meaning behind the story. She doesn’t speak out as an analyzer to illustrate what is the real problem between her and her mother. Instead, she uses her own point of view as a narrator to state what she has experienced and what she feels in her mind all along the story. She has not judged what is right or wrong based on her opinion. Instead of giving instruction of how to solve a family issue, the author chooses to write a narrative diary containing her true feeling toward events during her childhood, which offers reader not only a clear account, but insight on how the narrator feels frustrated due to failing her mother’s expectations which leads to a large conflict between the narrator and her mother.
Alex Kotlowitz’s gut-wrenching, non-fiction work entitled The Other Side of the River: A story of two towns, a death and America’s Dilemma focuses on the aftermath of one tragic circumstance: Eric McKinnis’ death. On May 22, 1991, the body of a battered teenage boy was found in the river that separates Benton Harbor and St. Joseph. It was no secret that these two towns previously had a wedge between them in regards to racial segregation; Benton Harbor was a poor city that consisted of 92% African-Americans, while St. Joseph’s make-up was 95% Caucasian -- predominately wealthy. St. Joseph was not a place known for murder, although what really shook these polar opposite communities was that Eric’s brutal death turned into a cold case --
“And all the children who came to the zoo could see Tango and her two fathers playing in the penguin house…” (Richardson). This scene comes from the children’s book, And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. This excerpt briefly tells that the theme of this story is about an unorthodox family structure that consists of a homosexual couple. Richard and Parnell use this picture book aimed for four to eight year olds to simply describe the real love story of two penguins, Silo and Roy, who can be found in New York’s Central Park Zoo. “Roy and Silo are both boys. However, they did everything together,” like a couple would do and they, “didn’t spend much time with the girl penguins.” When mating season came, they built a nest and tried to hatch an egg, but obviously, that was impossible. The zookeeper noticed this and brought Silo and Roy an egg from another couple that would not be able to take care of both the eggs they had. Eventually, Silo and Roy hatch a beautiful chick which the zookeeper named Tango; this created their little happy family.
is would be Herbert. He sets the example to Pip and Pip looks up to
When organizational change proves necessary, all people at all levels of the organization should address change as a “how,” “what,” and “why” problem in order for the change to be sustained over time.
There are many characters in the book, but main character in the book is Hercule Poirot. Hercule is a famous Belgian inspector known for his efficient, unorthodox methods