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Challenges and the Human Psyche
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"Challenges and the Human Psyche: What are our drivers? Why do we take them on? How can we benefit from them as (extreme) learning experiences?"
Tags: Resilience, Adversity, Challenges
Started this discussion. Last reply by Vic Baxter Sep 29, 2009.
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Vic Baxter commented on David McAra's group 'North East of Scotland Group'
Bob - That's brilliant!
I attended the Prince of Wales School in Nairobi 1965-1969
http://www.oldcambrians.com/
Returning to UK to do Engineering at Loughborough 1970
A night of yarns on Africa? Perfect. Just say when
PS -…
Vic Baxter commented on David McAra's group 'North East of Scotland Group'
Same offer here Bob, with both kids in full time Education, our cat Pepper and I welcome visitors!
Frances: Upright AND cerebral?! Steady on!! But thx fr the good wishes. Our 28 October SENG will be on Challenges and the Human Psyche - now…
Vic Baxter commented on David McAra's group 'North East of Scotland Group'
Bob - Done deal! Remote is good. Stay cerebral!! Best rgds. Vic
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Hi Vic.
Not from Barrow -- maybe a different Christine Tuson. But still nice to hear from you.
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Thanks Vic. Now that I am connected to the other side of the pond, I have to figure out how to get there.
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Hope to hear from you again
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Vic Baxter replied to Vic Baxter's discussion 'Challenges and the Human Psyche'
David - Thanks for this and yes indeed, 15-27 October I am on the Durban to PE run per www.enduroafrica.com - but while this is an immediate example of a very tangible challenge, I am equally interested to look more widely at the all aspects of…
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- Where do you live and work (City)?
- Aberdeen, Nairobi, Baku, Almaty, Lagos, Caracas, Harare, Durban, Atyrau and Astana
- What are your top professional skills?
- Consulting Skills, Action Learning and Career (re)Focussing
- What kinds of management education and development services are you involved in?
- Consulting, Advising and Freelancing
- What is your main interest in the AMED network?
- education, networking, social, inspiration, collegiate discussion/debate, collaboration, personal development
- Please share your favourite management development insight or quote.
- " When rate of change exceeds rate of learning we become dinosaurs"
- What kind of person are you?
- 24-7
- More about you (Short Bio or any other details you’d like people to know)
- Gregarious all rounder. 30 years in the oil industry and still a warm, reasonably balanced individual!
- What I’d like from the AMED network is…
- Contact with stimulating, vibrant souls with still lots to achieve
- What do you do for your own development?
- Run a senior management discussion/networking group which meets monthly; spend half my life on aeroplanes; listen to my kids; read the odd book; write the odd book; attend AMED functions in Aberdeen; undertake at least one major challenge per year - such as www.enduroafrica.com
- Your Business Website
- http://www.africanmustang.com
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- At 3:28pm on September 28, 2009,
David McAra said… - Hey, Vic. Welcome! Thanks for putting up your profile. I'm afraid I haven't worked out how to get you into the NE Scotland Group in a single move. I hoped that invitation would attend to it.
- At 2:26am on September 29, 2009,
Catherine Perry said…
- Hi Vic, thanks for inviting me tojoin this network.
Regards
Cath
- At 5:02am on September 30, 2009,
Kenneth Gray said…
- HI Vic
welcoming me was a nice thing to do, Cheers
Hope to hear from you again
Kenneth Gray
- At 8:03am on September 30, 2009,
Dave Ramsey said…
- Thanks Vic. Now that I am connected to the other side of the pond, I have to figure out how to get there.
- At 6:43am on October 2, 2009,
Christine Tuson said…
- Hi Vic.
Not from Barrow -- maybe a different Christine Tuson. But still nice to hear from you.
Christine
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