[Music] as I was growing up my mama used to
as I was growing up my mama used to
as I was growing up my mama used to emphasize on the importance of studying
emphasize on the importance of studying
emphasize on the importance of studying like many of you she would tell me they
like many of you she would tell me they
like many of you she would tell me they carried you have to study hard get into
carried you have to study hard get into
carried you have to study hard get into university and graduate with the degree
university and graduate with the degree
university and graduate with the degree so that you could be set for life I mean
so that you could be set for life I mean
so that you could be set for life I mean the good boy that I was I followed my
the good boy that I was I followed my
the good boy that I was I followed my mother’s instructions I listened to her
mother’s instructions I listened to her
mother’s instructions I listened to her I studied hard got into University and
I studied hard got into University and
I studied hard got into University and graduated with a degree and then I
graduated with a degree and then I
graduated with a degree and then I entered the workforce and I discovered
entered the workforce and I discovered
entered the workforce and I discovered everyone else Rami had a degree too so
everyone else Rami had a degree too so
everyone else Rami had a degree too so that probably didn’t make me any
that probably didn’t make me any
that probably didn’t make me any different it’s also a bit lost and I
different it’s also a bit lost and I
different it’s also a bit lost and I asked my friends around me what should I
asked my friends around me what should I
asked my friends around me what should I do and my friend said Carrie don’t be
do and my friend said Carrie don’t be
do and my friend said Carrie don’t be naive you need to pursue further
naive you need to pursue further
naive you need to pursue further education I mean huh and they say you
education I mean huh and they say you
education I mean huh and they say you need to take a master’s degree I said oh
need to take a master’s degree I said oh
need to take a master’s degree I said oh okay so I spend six months of my life
okay so I spend six months of my life
okay so I spend six months of my life doing research on a suitable master’s
doing research on a suitable master’s
doing research on a suitable master’s program and I finally found an MBA I
program and I finally found an MBA I
program and I finally found an MBA I dedicated four years of my youth to the
dedicated four years of my youth to the
dedicated four years of my youth to the elusive MBA program and by the time I
elusive MBA program and by the time I
elusive MBA program and by the time I graduated I realized many did the same
graduated I realized many did the same
graduated I realized many did the same in fact I recently went to a trip to a
in fact I recently went to a trip to a
in fact I recently went to a trip to a business trip to India and I checked
business trip to India and I checked
business trip to India and I checked with some my Indian colleagues and we
with some my Indian colleagues and we
with some my Indian colleagues and we were just sharing about our academic
were just sharing about our academic
were just sharing about our academic accolades I was a little bit sheepish
accolades I was a little bit sheepish
accolades I was a little bit sheepish about sharing what I had because one of
about sharing what I had because one of
about sharing what I had because one of them said oh I’ve got two masters
them said oh I’ve got two masters
them said oh I’ve got two masters degrees another one said I had three and
degrees another one said I had three and
degrees another one said I had three and one of them said I have a PhD and I said
one of them said I have a PhD and I said
one of them said I have a PhD and I said also Carrie what do you have I have one
also Carrie what do you have I have one
also Carrie what do you have I have one one MBA and that led me to think you
one MBA and that led me to think you
one MBA and that led me to think you know if relentlessly chasing after
know if relentlessly chasing after
know if relentlessly chasing after people qualifications to attain better
people qualifications to attain better
people qualifications to attain better skills and knowledge it’s not the answer
skills and knowledge it’s not the answer
skills and knowledge it’s not the answer to staying relevant in today’s world
to staying relevant in today’s world
to staying relevant in today’s world then what is regardless of who we are
then what is regardless of who we are
then what is regardless of who we are where we are from what stage of life
where we are from what stage of life
where we are from what stage of life were at we’re all facing the same
were at we’re all facing the same
were at we’re all facing the same situation we’re all exposed to change
situation we’re all exposed to change
situation we’re all exposed to change changes we cannot control
changes we cannot control
changes we cannot control we cannot prepare for for some of us
we cannot prepare for for some of us
we cannot prepare for for some of us it’s a teeny little bit uncomfortable
it’s a teeny little bit uncomfortable
it’s a teeny little bit uncomfortable for others it’s just being scary the
for others it’s just being scary the
for others it’s just being scary the inability to anticipate and prepare for
inability to anticipate and prepare for
inability to anticipate and prepare for this change can sometimes leave us
this change can sometimes leave us
this change can sometimes leave us feeling helpless I stumble across the
feeling helpless I stumble across the
feeling helpless I stumble across the answer in my current profession which
answer in my current profession which
answer in my current profession which requires me to identify and develop high
requires me to identify and develop high
requires me to identify and develop high potential employees throughout the world
potential employees throughout the world
potential employees throughout the world and I discovered that some of my
and I discovered that some of my
and I discovered that some of my business leaders have a very interesting
business leaders have a very interesting
business leaders have a very interesting perspective of what high potential
perspective of what high potential
perspective of what high potential talents look like to them it was someone
talents look like to them it was someone
talents look like to them it was someone who was eloquent somebody who was
who was eloquent somebody who was
who was eloquent somebody who was confident
confident
confident vocal and driven now if you listen to
vocal and driven now if you listen to
vocal and driven now if you listen to this definition very closely you realize
this definition very closely you realize
this definition very closely you realize it disadvantages introverted talents who
it disadvantages introverted talents who
it disadvantages introverted talents who don’t necessarily come from sales and
don’t necessarily come from sales and
don’t necessarily come from sales and may not have English as their native
may not have English as their native
may not have English as their native language so I was tasked to redefine
language so I was tasked to redefine
language so I was tasked to redefine what high potential talents really
what high potential talents really
what high potential talents really looked like and I came up with this
looked like and I came up with this
looked like and I came up with this simple definition not all high
simple definition not all high
simple definition not all high performers are high potentials and not
performers are high potentials and not
performers are high potentials and not all high potentials are high performers
all high potentials are high performers
all high potentials are high performers in fact in my organization I went a step
in fact in my organization I went a step
in fact in my organization I went a step further
further
further I looked into certain behaviors that
I looked into certain behaviors that
I looked into certain behaviors that high potential talents should have
high potential talents should have
high potential talents should have resourcefulness adaptability learning
resourcefulness adaptability learning
resourcefulness adaptability learning agility just to name a few so my
agility just to name a few so my
agility just to name a few so my business leaders were tasked to identify
business leaders were tasked to identify
business leaders were tasked to identify the talents and nominate them into a
the talents and nominate them into a
the talents and nominate them into a specially designed talent program where
specially designed talent program where
specially designed talent program where for the first seven to nine months they
for the first seven to nine months they
for the first seven to nine months they will be put into a pressure cooker
will be put into a pressure cooker
will be put into a pressure cooker environment going through various
environment going through various
environment going through various activities and experiences to really
activities and experiences to really
activities and experiences to really assess their true potential and most
assess their true potential and most
assess their true potential and most recently I went to Denmark to facilitate
recently I went to Denmark to facilitate
recently I went to Denmark to facilitate a five-day kickoff event where you know
a five-day kickoff event where you know
a five-day kickoff event where you know global talents from all over the world
global talents from all over the world
global talents from all over the world were put into this five days and we
were put into this five days and we
were put into this five days and we really grilled them put them through
really grilled them put them through
really grilled them put them through various experiences activities to see
various experiences activities to see
various experiences activities to see those who are not high potentials and we
those who are not high potentials and we
those who are not high potentials and we had to filter them out so I met this one
had to filter them out so I met this one
had to filter them out so I met this one lady she was very curious very friendly
lady she was very curious very friendly
lady she was very curious very friendly very outgoing confident ask a lot of
very outgoing confident ask a lot of
very outgoing confident ask a lot of questions if you hear things that you’re
questions if you hear things that you’re
questions if you hear things that you’re going
going
going Wow she is a high potential that was my
Wow she is a high potential that was my
Wow she is a high potential that was my pot too right
pot too right
pot too right but you can never judge a book by it’s
but you can never judge a book by it’s
but you can never judge a book by it’s cover when she went through various
cover when she went through various
cover when she went through various activities we realized she wasn’t as
activities we realized she wasn’t as
activities we realized she wasn’t as high potential as what we initially
high potential as what we initially
high potential as what we initially thought even though she was highly
thought even though she was highly
thought even though she was highly recommended by her boss we discovered
recommended by her boss we discovered
recommended by her boss we discovered that she liked even though she asked a
that she liked even though she asked a
that she liked even though she asked a lot of questions
lot of questions
lot of questions she liked depth in a quality of
she liked depth in a quality of
she liked depth in a quality of questions and not only that when we put
questions and not only that when we put
questions and not only that when we put her into uncomfortable situations she
her into uncomfortable situations she
her into uncomfortable situations she became very jittery now for those of you
became very jittery now for those of you
became very jittery now for those of you who have or who are working we never
who have or who are working we never
who have or who are working we never like feedback but we had to in hey cha
like feedback but we had to in hey cha
like feedback but we had to in hey cha we had to give her feedback so we told
we had to give her feedback so we told
we had to give her feedback so we told her after the kickoff event that she had
her after the kickoff event that she had
her after the kickoff event that she had to be better grounded she had to have
to be better grounded she had to have
to be better grounded she had to have better business acumen familiar right
better business acumen familiar right
better business acumen familiar right and I think that when she walked away
and I think that when she walked away
and I think that when she walked away she felt more confused than enlightened
she felt more confused than enlightened
she felt more confused than enlightened so I went in search of the answer so if
so I went in search of the answer so if
so I went in search of the answer so if looking for high potentials I mean what
looking for high potentials I mean what
looking for high potentials I mean what is high potential to to all of us I ask
is high potential to to all of us I ask
is high potential to to all of us I ask my fellow HR professionals hey what’s
my fellow HR professionals hey what’s
my fellow HR professionals hey what’s your take on high potentials and they
your take on high potentials and they
your take on high potentials and they tell me things like this they say Oh
tell me things like this they say Oh
tell me things like this they say Oh Gary we’re looking for the X Factor we
Gary we’re looking for the X Factor we
Gary we’re looking for the X Factor we are looking for Spa personality we are
are looking for Spa personality we are
are looking for Spa personality we are looking for exemplary leadership
looking for exemplary leadership
looking for exemplary leadership qualities even to HR I have no idea what
qualities even to HR I have no idea what
qualities even to HR I have no idea what that means you so what more to a layman
that means you so what more to a layman
that means you so what more to a layman and then I came up with a simpler term
and then I came up with a simpler term
and then I came up with a simpler term simple wisdom and some of you are going
simple wisdom and some of you are going
simple wisdom and some of you are going how is there any simpler because then
how is there any simpler because then
how is there any simpler because then what is wisdom now if you think about it
what is wisdom now if you think about it
what is wisdom now if you think about it wisdom is exactly why interviews are a
wisdom is exactly why interviews are a
wisdom is exactly why interviews are a crucial part of any job application if
crucial part of any job application if
crucial part of any job application if your resume your well-written resume
your resume your well-written resume
your resume your well-written resume your certificates and written
your certificates and written
your certificates and written assessments are sufficient to assess if
assessments are sufficient to assess if
assessments are sufficient to assess if you can do well in the job role then why
you can do well in the job role then why
you can do well in the job role then why do we even need interviews I mean some
do we even need interviews I mean some
do we even need interviews I mean some of us go through multiple rounds of
of us go through multiple rounds of
of us go through multiple rounds of interviews to meet people and they ask
interviews to meet people and they ask
interviews to meet people and they ask question after question after question
question after question after question
question after question after question and we do and we ask yourself why are
and we do and we ask yourself why are
and we do and we ask yourself why are they asking you so many things when I
they asking you so many things when I
they asking you so many things when I asked fellow interviewers what are they
asked fellow interviewers what are they
asked fellow interviewers what are they really looking for because sometimes I
really looking for because sometimes I
really looking for because sometimes I get confused too and this
get confused too and this
get confused too and this oh we want to check their personality we
oh we want to check their personality we
oh we want to check their personality we want to assess their behavior by asking
want to assess their behavior by asking
want to assess their behavior by asking questions and they want to check for
questions and they want to check for
questions and they want to check for culture fit that’s a difficult thing to
culture fit that’s a difficult thing to
culture fit that’s a difficult thing to do just by asking questions right but it
do just by asking questions right but it
do just by asking questions right but it was interesting because draw all my
was interesting because draw all my
was interesting because draw all my conversations with them the idea of
conversations with them the idea of
conversations with them the idea of skills and knowledge rarely came into
skills and knowledge rarely came into
skills and knowledge rarely came into the equation so by now some of you may
the equation so by now some of you may
the equation so by now some of you may be asking me this question so what is
be asking me this question so what is
be asking me this question so what is wisdom and that impart has got to do
wisdom and that impart has got to do
wisdom and that impart has got to do with the word growing up because growing
with the word growing up because growing
with the word growing up because growing up to date requires us to attain wisdom
up to date requires us to attain wisdom
up to date requires us to attain wisdom true relevance instead of time you can
true relevance instead of time you can
true relevance instead of time you can be in a function or industry for 10
be in a function or industry for 10
be in a function or industry for 10 years but you’ve not gained any wisdom
years but you’ve not gained any wisdom
years but you’ve not gained any wisdom from it all the years don’t matter and
from it all the years don’t matter and
from it all the years don’t matter and relentlessly chasing after paper
relentlessly chasing after paper
relentlessly chasing after paper qualifications bettering your skills and
qualifications bettering your skills and
qualifications bettering your skills and knowledge can be extremely exhaustive
knowledge can be extremely exhaustive
knowledge can be extremely exhaustive and what still all these can become
and what still all these can become
and what still all these can become obsolete very very quickly so some of
obsolete very very quickly so some of
obsolete very very quickly so some of you may also carry so what what is
you may also carry so what what is
you may also carry so what what is wisdom you know if you’ve talked about
wisdom you know if you’ve talked about
wisdom you know if you’ve talked about this you have you know enticed us with
this you have you know enticed us with
this you have you know enticed us with this word and I went in search of the
this word and I went in search of the
this word and I went in search of the answer
answer
answer I asked hitch our leaders business
I asked hitch our leaders business
I asked hitch our leaders business personalities and even ordinary folk on
personalities and even ordinary folk on
personalities and even ordinary folk on what was their take on wisdom and
what was their take on wisdom and
what was their take on wisdom and believe me I had a tons of definitions
believe me I had a tons of definitions
believe me I had a tons of definitions some of them gave me a single statement
some of them gave me a single statement
some of them gave me a single statement and left me on my way some of them set
and left me on my way some of them set
and left me on my way some of them set me down and spoke to me for hours which
me down and spoke to me for hours which
me down and spoke to me for hours which I regretted some mmmm would tell me
I regretted some mmmm would tell me
I regretted some mmmm would tell me their life story finally coming up with
their life story finally coming up with
their life story finally coming up with the moral of the story and there was
the moral of the story and there was
the moral of the story and there was actually ritual just accelerator
actually ritual just accelerator
actually ritual just accelerator everything and just say this is it this
everything and just say this is it this
everything and just say this is it this is wisdom and I found out that the more
is wisdom and I found out that the more
is wisdom and I found out that the more I asked the more confused I became
I asked the more confused I became
I asked the more confused I became because the varieties were just too many
because the varieties were just too many
because the varieties were just too many and that led me to realize something
and that led me to realize something
and that led me to realize something their wisdom isn’t a definition it is a
their wisdom isn’t a definition it is a
their wisdom isn’t a definition it is a process every single one of us who see
process every single one of us who see
process every single one of us who see that here today we have our own
that here today we have our own
that here today we have our own definition of what wisdom is but the
definition of what wisdom is but the
definition of what wisdom is but the process of getting to their wisdom
process of getting to their wisdom
process of getting to their wisdom is similar now I believe a lot of here
is similar now I believe a lot of here
is similar now I believe a lot of here we have met wise people before if you
we have met wise people before if you
we have met wise people before if you think about them
think about them
think about them you’re wise personalities business
you’re wise personalities business
you’re wise personalities business leaders or ordinary folk who you believe
leaders or ordinary folk who you believe
leaders or ordinary folk who you believe our wives yes they may all come from
our wives yes they may all come from
our wives yes they may all come from different walks of life but they all
different walks of life but they all
different walks of life but they all have something in common they have
have something in common they have
have something in common they have learned something from the experiences
learned something from the experiences
learned something from the experiences that they went through it could be a
that they went through it could be a
that they went through it could be a life-changing event it could be a major
life-changing event it could be a major
life-changing event it could be a major failure as long as they have learned
failure as long as they have learned
failure as long as they have learned something from it they attain wisdom how
something from it they attain wisdom how
something from it they attain wisdom how can we continue to grow in a world of
can we continue to grow in a world of
can we continue to grow in a world of ever-changing disruptions and trends in
ever-changing disruptions and trends in
ever-changing disruptions and trends in order to attain wisdom today some of you
order to attain wisdom today some of you
order to attain wisdom today some of you may decide it’s time for me to go back
may decide it’s time for me to go back
may decide it’s time for me to go back to school I want to pursue further
to school I want to pursue further
to school I want to pursue further education like yet a master’s degree
education like yet a master’s degree
education like yet a master’s degree some of you may think has too
some of you may think has too
some of you may think has too time-consuming I’m just gonna go and
time-consuming I’m just gonna go and
time-consuming I’m just gonna go and follow the latest trends I’m gonna go
follow the latest trends I’m gonna go
follow the latest trends I’m gonna go and enroll in courses related to FinTech
and enroll in courses related to FinTech
and enroll in courses related to FinTech or digital marketing and frankly
or digital marketing and frankly
or digital marketing and frankly speaking it doesn’t matter what you do
speaking it doesn’t matter what you do
speaking it doesn’t matter what you do as long as you know why you do what you
as long as you know why you do what you
as long as you know why you do what you do and create relevance you attain
do and create relevance you attain
do and create relevance you attain wisdom look beyond the skills and
wisdom look beyond the skills and
wisdom look beyond the skills and knowledge that you learn and focus on
knowledge that you learn and focus on
knowledge that you learn and focus on more how all these experiences gets you
more how all these experiences gets you
more how all these experiences gets you to grow as a person that is a lot more
to grow as a person that is a lot more
to grow as a person that is a lot more important now when I reflect upon my
important now when I reflect upon my
important now when I reflect upon my life I ask myself how do my past
life I ask myself how do my past
life I ask myself how do my past experiences get me to where I am today I
experiences get me to where I am today I
experiences get me to where I am today I mean come on I didn’t plan to be in hich
mean come on I didn’t plan to be in hich
mean come on I didn’t plan to be in hich are I don’t believe any child at the age
are I don’t believe any child at the age
are I don’t believe any child at the age of five years old will tell their mommy
of five years old will tell their mommy
of five years old will tell their mommy and daddy I want to be in HR
and daddy I want to be in HR
and daddy I want to be in HR I want to approve leaf I want to fire
I want to approve leaf I want to fire
I want to approve leaf I want to fire people I mean being a typical boy that I
people I mean being a typical boy that I
people I mean being a typical boy that I was you know I I guess I believe I
was you know I I guess I believe I
was you know I I guess I believe I wanted to be a policeman right you know
wanted to be a policeman right you know
wanted to be a policeman right you know if I think the good and things like that
if I think the good and things like that
if I think the good and things like that but my mother was very persuasive my
but my mother was very persuasive my
but my mother was very persuasive my mother thought that being a policeman
mother thought that being a policeman
mother thought that being a policeman was too dangerous because she took my
was too dangerous because she took my
was too dangerous because she took my chouchou ambition seriously so she kind
chouchou ambition seriously so she kind
chouchou ambition seriously so she kind of like swayed me over and she says son
of like swayed me over and she says son
of like swayed me over and she says son be a banker then I asked her why she
be a banker then I asked her why she
be a banker then I asked her why she said you can make a lot of money and buy
said you can make a lot of money and buy
said you can make a lot of money and buy a lot of poise that’s good
a lot of poise that’s good
a lot of poise that’s good so I decided hey my travel ambition was
so I decided hey my travel ambition was
so I decided hey my travel ambition was to be a banker right but I ended up in
to be a banker right but I ended up in
to be a banker right but I ended up in HR but when I look back I realized that
HR but when I look back I realized that
HR but when I look back I realized that all my past experiences were there for a
all my past experiences were there for a
all my past experiences were there for a reason now believe it or not I graduated
reason now believe it or not I graduated
reason now believe it or not I graduated with a computer science degree all right
with a computer science degree all right
with a computer science degree all right hey Charlie computer science but it
hey Charlie computer science but it
hey Charlie computer science but it taught me more than just programming
taught me more than just programming
taught me more than just programming it taught me systems thinking and I for
it taught me systems thinking and I for
it taught me systems thinking and I for detail and most importantly patience for
detail and most importantly patience for
detail and most importantly patience for those of us who have done programming
those of us who have done programming
those of us who have done programming having to debug millions of quotes over
having to debug millions of quotes over
having to debug millions of quotes over hours will test your patience to a whole
hours will test your patience to a whole
hours will test your patience to a whole new level my MBA taught me more than
new level my MBA taught me more than
new level my MBA taught me more than just business acumen and numbers it
just business acumen and numbers it
just business acumen and numbers it taught me how to understand people from
taught me how to understand people from
taught me how to understand people from different perspectives learning how to
different perspectives learning how to
different perspectives learning how to handle people with big egos and learning
handle people with big egos and learning
handle people with big egos and learning how to agree to disagree now when I look
how to agree to disagree now when I look
how to agree to disagree now when I look at the sports that I played when I was
at the sports that I played when I was
at the sports that I played when I was younger it wasn’t just about keeping fit
younger it wasn’t just about keeping fit
younger it wasn’t just about keeping fit it was learning that I had to be
it was learning that I had to be
it was learning that I had to be disciplined if I wanted to do well in
disciplined if I wanted to do well in
disciplined if I wanted to do well in the sport and I think very very
the sport and I think very very
the sport and I think very very important especially for parents who are
important especially for parents who are
important especially for parents who are seated here learning that losing does
seated here learning that losing does
seated here learning that losing does not make you a loser you know being
not make you a loser you know being
not make you a loser you know being gracious about it there is something
gracious about it there is something
gracious about it there is something very very important learning how to pick
very very important learning how to pick
very very important learning how to pick myself up whenever I fell and be my own
myself up whenever I fell and be my own
myself up whenever I fell and be my own greatest critic now I’ve done volunteer
greatest critic now I’ve done volunteer
greatest critic now I’ve done volunteer work with youth and it was interesting
work with youth and it was interesting
work with youth and it was interesting because I think they helped me more than
because I think they helped me more than
because I think they helped me more than I helped them they thought need to see
I helped them they thought need to see
I helped them they thought need to see the best in people and it taught me how
the best in people and it taught me how
the best in people and it taught me how to develop empathy and especially for
to develop empathy and especially for
to develop empathy and especially for men empathy is a precious commodity yes
men empathy is a precious commodity yes
men empathy is a precious commodity yes and what I found most valuable in this
and what I found most valuable in this
and what I found most valuable in this journey wasn’t the skills the knowledge
journey wasn’t the skills the knowledge
journey wasn’t the skills the knowledge or the content but how it continuously
or the content but how it continuously
or the content but how it continuously moves a person’s personality and create
moves a person’s personality and create
moves a person’s personality and create networks all these make me a much wiser
networks all these make me a much wiser
networks all these make me a much wiser and stronger person than when I first
and stronger person than when I first
and stronger person than when I first started my HR career now with new job
started my HR career now with new job
started my HR career now with new job titles appearing in the market today it
titles appearing in the market today it
titles appearing in the market today it is challenging for a child to find the
is challenging for a child to find the
is challenging for a child to find the right person for the right job in the
right person for the right job in the
right person for the right job in the past I could look at your academic
past I could look at your academic
past I could look at your academic qualification or your industry
qualification or your industry
qualification or your industry experience and simply place you in their
experience and simply place you in their
experience and simply place you in their job today it’s a totally different
job today it’s a totally different
job today it’s a totally different ballgame
ballgame
ballgame I’ll give you an example
I’ll give you an example
I’ll give you an example my organization recently hired a chief
my organization recently hired a chief
my organization recently hired a chief technology officer right so if you hear
technology officer right so if you hear
technology officer right so if you hear the term you probably think to yourself
the term you probably think to yourself
the term you probably think to yourself okay I would hire somebody from a
okay I would hire somebody from a
okay I would hire somebody from a technology background makes sense
technology background makes sense
technology background makes sense I would probably hire somebody who comes
I would probably hire somebody who comes
I would probably hire somebody who comes from amateur tech company like for
from amateur tech company like for
from amateur tech company like for example Apple Google or Dell right I
example Apple Google or Dell right I
example Apple Google or Dell right I mean it’s a logical decision but the
mean it’s a logical decision but the
mean it’s a logical decision but the funny thing was my group management
funny thing was my group management
funny thing was my group management decided to hire somebody from a totally
decided to hire somebody from a totally
decided to hire somebody from a totally different spectrum all together they
different spectrum all together they
different spectrum all together they hired a Swedish entrepreneur to put it
hired a Swedish entrepreneur to put it
hired a Swedish entrepreneur to put it you know more specifically a techno
you know more specifically a techno
you know more specifically a techno premier another new term right so he had
premier another new term right so he had
premier another new term right so he had expertise in starting up small tech
expertise in starting up small tech
expertise in starting up small tech companies building them successfully and
companies building them successfully and
companies building them successfully and I realized that what my group management
I realized that what my group management
I realized that what my group management saw in him wasn’t the skills and
saw in him wasn’t the skills and
saw in him wasn’t the skills and knowledge that he had but the wisdom he
knowledge that he had but the wisdom he
knowledge that he had but the wisdom he had the ability to building something
had the ability to building something
had the ability to building something from scratch what was scarce resources
from scratch what was scarce resources
from scratch what was scarce resources and most importantly was unafraid to
and most importantly was unafraid to
and most importantly was unafraid to roll up his sleeves to get the job done
roll up his sleeves to get the job done
roll up his sleeves to get the job done growing up today requires us to attain
growing up today requires us to attain
growing up today requires us to attain wisdom through relevance it can be
wisdom through relevance it can be
wisdom through relevance it can be anything we do it can be the books we
anything we do it can be the books we
anything we do it can be the books we read the interest we have the causes we
read the interest we have the causes we
read the interest we have the causes we support or the learnings that we take in
support or the learnings that we take in
support or the learnings that we take in fact it could also be the stumbling
fact it could also be the stumbling
fact it could also be the stumbling blocks that are perpetually in front of
blocks that are perpetually in front of
blocks that are perpetually in front of us
us
us instead of blaming it on sure bad luck
instead of blaming it on sure bad luck
instead of blaming it on sure bad luck that’s a lot of bad luck to have focus
that’s a lot of bad luck to have focus
that’s a lot of bad luck to have focus on how you can learn from it it will
on how you can learn from it it will
on how you can learn from it it will continue to refine and define our
continue to refine and define our
continue to refine and define our personality beliefs values and
personality beliefs values and
personality beliefs values and principles all of us seated here today
principles all of us seated here today
principles all of us seated here today can be a high potential in life if we
can be a high potential in life if we
can be a high potential in life if we choose to it is not about gaining
choose to it is not about gaining
choose to it is not about gaining experience but gaining relevance through
experience but gaining relevance through
experience but gaining relevance through experiences and for those of us who have
experiences and for those of us who have
experiences and for those of us who have gone for interviews or have undergone
gone for interviews or have undergone
gone for interviews or have undergone the annual performance review
the annual performance review
the annual performance review we always get this dreaded question that
we always get this dreaded question that
we always get this dreaded question that we absolutely hate where do you see
we absolutely hate where do you see
we absolutely hate where do you see yourself in three years time how are you
yourself in three years time how are you
yourself in three years time how are you going to answer that because frankly
going to answer that because frankly
going to answer that because frankly speaking some folks don’t even know what
speaking some folks don’t even know what
speaking some folks don’t even know what they’re gonna eat for lunch you ask me
they’re gonna eat for lunch you ask me
they’re gonna eat for lunch you ask me to project for three years and you know
to project for three years and you know
to project for three years and you know being a corporate world
being a corporate world
being a corporate world we have to be politically correct so I
we have to be politically correct so I
we have to be politically correct so I would say things like oh I want to grow
would say things like oh I want to grow
would say things like oh I want to grow with the organization I want to I want
with the organization I want to I want
with the organization I want to I want to contribute to the organization I
to contribute to the organization I
to contribute to the organization I couldn’t even tell my boss I want to
couldn’t even tell my boss I want to
couldn’t even tell my boss I want to take a position in three years time I
take a position in three years time I
take a position in three years time I can’t see that right and I wish I really
can’t see that right and I wish I really
can’t see that right and I wish I really wish I had the wisdom back then to give
wish I had the wisdom back then to give
wish I had the wisdom back then to give a much better answer wiser then I was
a much better answer wiser then I was
a much better answer wiser then I was three years ago now when I think back
three years ago now when I think back
three years ago now when I think back about my wonderful mother I realized she
about my wonderful mother I realized she
about my wonderful mother I realized she didn’t more than just naked me to study
didn’t more than just naked me to study
didn’t more than just naked me to study all mothers name that’s how they show
all mothers name that’s how they show
all mothers name that’s how they show their love she actually gave me poles of
their love she actually gave me poles of
their love she actually gave me poles of wisdom as well and she said this
wisdom as well and she said this
wisdom as well and she said this something like to share with you she
something like to share with you she
something like to share with you she said
said
said Gary being smart gets you an A in school
Gary being smart gets you an A in school
Gary being smart gets you an A in school but being wise gets you an A in life
but being wise gets you an A in life
but being wise gets you an A in life thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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