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kimwang53

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Part I: Speaker

[Rephrase 1]

Getting Excellence to Spread

[Dialog,13 min 53sec]


Source:hbr
http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/01/getting-excellence-to-spread/

kimwang53

Part II: Speed

Article 2:

Ben Bernanke: 'One of the greatest' or 'History's biggest bubble blower'?

[Time 2]
Friday is Ben Bernanke's last day as chairman of the Federal Reserve. It's certainly been an eventful eight years and, when you include his tenure as Fed vice chair (2002-2005), Ben Bernanke is clearly one of the most consequential central bankers of all-time. But was he a good one? A great one? Or a miserable failure?

In anticipation of Bernanke's departure, we asked a selection of Daily Ticker guests to give their thoughts on Bernanke's legacy. Here's a sample:

"He is one of the greatest heroes of government in the modern era," says Dan Alpert, managing partner at Westwood Capital and author of The Age of Oversupply. "If you actually looked at the financial crises as a World War II kind of moment, this was a guy when there were no adults in the room who was actually willing to step up [and] keep his head about him. He did the right thing at the time."

Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Michelle Meyer, largely agrees with that assessment, which is the prevailing wisdom among most mainstream policymakers, economists and academics.  "I think that Fed chairman Bernanke did a miraculous job...in an environment where uncertainty was high [and] the downside risks were large," she says. "He managed in my opinion to stem off what would have been a very severe crisis in the financial markets and the economy."

On the other hand, Charles Biderman, CEO of TrimTabs Investment Research, describes Bernanke as "the biggest bubble blower in the history of all markets" and criticizes the outgoing Fed chief for "years of money printing" that resulted in, at best, a desultory economic 'recovery' for everyone not in the top 1%.

"We really won't have a full accounting of his tenure for a number of years down the road," he says, suggesting the success or failure of the Fed's 'exit strategy' will ultimately define Bernanke's legacy. "But if you asked me for a grade right now for his eight-year tenure I'd say it's a very solid 'A'. I think he performed marvelously during the crisis...and we should be thankful that he was leading the Fed. He's very important to how well this turned out."
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[Time 3]
Of course, you can never prove a counterfactual but the people who criticize Ben Bernanke seem to have amnesia about how terrifying the 2008 crisis was and how close the financial system came to collapsing, triggering a downturn akin to the Great Depression.

The U.S. economy has been officially expanding for 54 consecutive months and GDP growth in the second half of 2013 was the strongest since 2003 . (Related: The economy is only going to get stronger: Mark Zandi)

The U.S. financial system has mounted an impressive recovery from the depths of the 2008 crisis. Profits for the six biggest banks -- J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley -- hit $76 billion in 2013, just $6 billion shy of the record set in 2006. (Of course, it's not hard to make money when you can borrow at zero and invest at a risk-free rate currently at 2.7% on 10-year Treasuries.)

Millions of Americans remain under-employed or unemployed but the trend of slow but unspectacular growth -- around 2.2 million jobs per year -- is expected to continue and possibly accelerate in 2014 if business capital spending finally picks up.

The housing market has mounted a strong recovery from the depths of 2008-2009. The most recent S&P Case-Shiller 20-city Index showed home price appreciation at 13.8% on a year-over-year basis, the best November performance since 2005. (Of course, Bernanke's support of Greenspan's 1% fed funds rate in the aftermath of the dot.com bubble and 9/11 helped create the housing bubble in the first place -- but at least Bernanke was around to try and clean up the mess.)

I also give Bernanke high marks for standing up to some harshly critics in Congress and pointing out the myriad flaws in fiscal policy in recent years. My view is that for all the criticism directed at Bernanke -- some of it justified, much of it vitriolic -- it's too bad we won't have him to kick around any more.
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Source:
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/ben-bernanke---one-of-the-greatest--or--history-s-biggest-bubble-blower---212841497.html

Article 3:

How the 'Seinfeld Strategy' Can Help You Stop Procrastinating

[Time 4]

Jerry Seinfeld is one of the most successful comedians of all-time.

He is regarded as one of the "Top 100 Comedians of All-Time" by Comedy Central. He was also the co-creator and co-writer of Seinfeld, the long-running sitcom which has received numerous awards and was claimed to have the "Top TV Episode of All-Time" as rated by TV Guide.

Seinfeld reached his peak in earnings when he made $267 million dollars in 1998. (Yes, that was in one year. No, that's not a typo.) A full 10 years later, in 2008, Seinfeld was still pulling in a cool $85 million per year.

By almost any measure of wealth, popularity, and critical acclaim, Jerry Seinfeld is among the most successful comedians, writers, and actors of his generation.

However, what is most impressive about Seinfeld's career isn't the awards, the earnings, or the special moments -- it's the remarkable consistency of it all. Show after show, year after year, he performs, creates, and entertains at an incredibly high standard. Jerry Seinfeld produces with a level of consistency that most of us wish we could bring to our daily work.

Compare his results to where you and I often find ourselves. We want to create, but struggle to do so. We want to exercise, but fail to find motivation. Wanting to achieve our goals, but -- for some reason or another -- we still procrastinate on them.

What's the difference? What strategies does Jerry Seinfeld use to beat procrastination and consistently produce quality work? What does he do each day that most people don't?

I'm not sure about all of his strategies, but I recently discovered a story that revealed one of the secrets behind Seinfeld's incredible productivity, performance, and consistency.

Let's talk about that what he does and how you can use the "Seinfeld Strategy" to eliminate procrastination and actually achieve your goals.
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[Time 5]
The "Seinfeld Strategy"
Brad Isaac was a young comedian starting out on the comedy circuit. One fateful night, he found himself in a club where Jerry Seinfeld was performing. In an interview on Lifehacker, Isaac shared what happened when he caught Seinfeld backstage and asked if he had "any tips for a young comic."

Here's how Isaac described the interaction with Seinfeld...

He said the way to be a better comic was to create better jokes and the way to create better jokes was to write every day.

He told me to get a big wall calendar that has a whole year on one page and hang it on a prominent wall. The next step was to get a big red magic marker. He said for each day that I do my task of writing, I get to put a big red X over that day.

"After a few days you'll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. You'll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job is to not break the chain."

You'll notice that Seinfeld didn't say a single thing about results.

It didn't matter if he was motivated or not. It didn't matter if he was writing great jokes or not. It didn't matter if what he was working on would ever make it into a show. All that mattered was "not breaking the chain."

And that's one of the simple secrets behind Seinfeld's remarkable productivity and consistency. For years, the comedian simply focused on "not breaking the chain."

Let's talk about how you can use the Seinfeld Strategy in your life...

How to Stop Procrastinating
Top performers in every field -- athletes, musicians, CEOs, artists -- they are all more consistent than their peers. They show up and deliver day after day while everyone else gets bogged down with the urgencies of daily life and fights a constant battle between procrastination and motivation.

While most people get demotivated and off-track after a bad performance, a bad workout, or simply a bad day at work, top performers settle right back into their pattern the next day.

The Seinfeld Strategy works because it helps to take the focus off of each individual performance and puts the emphasis on the process instead. It's not about how you feel, how inspired you are, or how brilliant your work is that day. Instead, it's just about "not breaking the chain."

All you have to do to apply this strategy to your own life is pick up a calendar (here's an inexpensive one ) and start your chain.
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[Time 6]
A Word of Warning
There is one caveat with the Seinfeld Strategy. You need to pick a task that is meaningful enough to make a difference, but simple enough that you can get it done.

It would be wonderful if you could write 10 pages a day for your book, but that's not a sustainable chain to build. Similarly, it sounds great in theory to be able to deadlift like a maniac every day, but in practice you'll probably be overtrained and burnt out.

So step one is to choose a task that is simple enough to be sustainable. At the same time, you have to make sure that your actions are meaningful enough to matter.

For example, researching good jokes each day is simple, but you're never going to write a joke by merely researching. That's why the process of writing is a better choice. Writing can actually produce a meaningful result, even when it's done in small doses.

Similarly, doing 10 pushups per day could be simple and meaningful depending on your level of fitness. It will actually make you stronger. Meanwhile, reading a fitness book each day is simple, but it won't actually get you in better shape.

Choose tasks that are simple to maintain and capable of producing the outcome you want.

Another way of saying this is to focus on actions and not motions, which is a concept that I explained in this article: The Mistake That Smart People Make

Mastery Follows Consistency
The central question that ties our community together -- and what I try to write about every Monday and Thursday -- is "how do you live a healthy life?" This includes not merely nutrition and exercise, but also exploration and adventure, art and creativity, and connection and community.

But no matter what topic we're talking about, they all require consistency. No matter what your definition is of a "healthy life," you'll have to battle procrastination to make it a reality. Hopefully, the Seinfeld Strategy helps to put that battle in perspective.

Don't break the chain on your workouts and you'll find that you get fit rather quickly.

Don't break the chain in your business and you'll find that results come much faster.

Don't break the chain in your artistic pursuits and you'll find that you will produce creative work on a regular basis.

So often, we assume that excellence requires a monumental effort and that our lofty goals demand incredible doses of willpower and motivation. But really, all we need is dedication to small, manageable tasks. Mastery follows consistency.
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Source: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/231023

kimwang53

Part III: Obstacle

Article 4:

How Regular Exercise Helps You Balance Work and Family

[Time 7]
Matthew Beason is a well-respected executive at a non-profit with a multi-billion dollar endowment. On top of continual domestic travel, countless dinners with donors, and constant planning meetings, Matthew is also a married father of four children. While his work schedule sometimes leaves him exhausted, Matthew consistently attends school and athletic events and is, while at home, fully there for his family.

Likewise, Luke McKelvy, owner of newly formed McKelvy Wealth Management, has a busy schedule of meeting with current and prospective clients and setting up his new business. Luke is the married father of two children, twin boys under the age of two. Like Matthew, he manages to square the priority he places on his family’s happiness with the demands of work he considers important.

Matthew and Luke have pulled off the neat trick of successfully integrating work and life mainly through a skillful alignment of their priorities. But something else about them, it turns out, has probably helped: their adherence to regular exercise. New research by my colleagues and I (forthcoming in Human Resource Management) demonstrates a clear relationship between physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and purposive – to use Caspersen and colleagues’ seminal definition of exercise – and one’s ability to manage the intersection between work and home.

My colleagues and I surveyed a population of working adults to gather input regarding both their exercise habits and their experience of resolving work and home demands. Briefly, those respondents who reported regular exercise were less likely to experience conflict between their work and home roles.

That’s a somewhat counterintuitive finding. An exercise regimen is, after all, yet another draw on scarce time – and often deleted from professionals’ lives for exactly that reason. How could adding it to an already busy schedule help resolve work/home tradeoffs?

The pathways became evident in our research. First, and least surprisingly, exercise reduces stress, and lower stress makes the time spent in either realm more productive and enjoyable. In Luke’s words, “exercise allows me to leave my cares behind and provides me with time to think.” A reduction in stress is tantamount to an expansion of time.

Second, we found exercise helping work-home integration via increased self-efficacy. The term refers to the sense that one is capable of taking things on and getting them done – and although self-efficacy is a matter of self-perception, it has real impact on reality. According to psychologist Albert Bandura, people with high self-efficacy are less likely to avoid difficult tasks or situations, and more likely to see them as challenges to be mastered. Our research suggests that people who exercise regularly enjoy greater self-efficacy, and it carries over into their work and home roles. The theory resonates with Matthew. As he puts it, “an hour of exercise creates a feeling that lasts well beyond that hour spent at the gym.” Or take it from Luke, who competes in triathlons: “When I accomplish something during an exercise training session, I feel more confident in my professional and personal life.”

So see this as another reason to stick to that New Year’s resolution to exercise. Or if that wasn’t already your intention, consider what form of regular exercise would work best for you. Some people make it their habit to exercise prior to starting the workday because it’s so easy to find reasons not to exercise later in the day. (I am personally fond of high intensity interval training, in part  because of its short duration workouts. I combine a few HIIT sessions with a couple of runs per week.) Others benefit from a break in the workday, especially when they can take advantage of on-site workout facilities. Matthew’s exercise routine entails heading out on his lunch break to run up and down the steps at a local football stadium. According to him, breaking up the workday with exercise “makes my problems get smaller” in the afternoon. Still others like the “wind-down time” of exercising after work. Luke tends to go for a bike ride or swim laps in the pool of his local fitness center after leaving the office. Whatever time and setting you prefer – taking long walks , joining a yoga or pilates class – the key is to engage in a level of exercise that dissipates stress and adds to your sense of what you are capable of.

Managers and HR professionals should take note, as well. It’s important to organizational performance that people find ways to successfully integrate work and home demands. This research suggests that companies will benefit from removing constraints on employee exercise. By embracing more flexible working hours, for example, workplaces and supervisors can make it easier for people to find time for physical activity. More proactively, employers can encourage new habits like walking meetings or using the stairs as stairmasters. They might even offer “booster breaks” for employees to spend 10-15 minutes participating in stretching, breathing, and light aerobic routines.

Perhaps more than anything, employers can help by getting the word out that exercise isn’t a selfish indulgence that inevitably requires some sacrifice on either the work or home front.  What we found was overwhelming support for a positive relationship between regular exercise and satisfying management of the work-home interface. It isn’t only that exercise supports better physical health. Through its direct impact on increased self-efficacy and reduced psychological strain, exercise leads to better integration of professional and personal lives.

The start of a new year is always a great time to think about what we want to see happen in the coming year, and to resolve to pursue those objectives more actively. If you have been feeling torn between resolutions to exercise more and to be a better working parent or spouse, then this should come as great news: You can do both. Here’s to your success and happiness in 2014.
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Source：http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/01/how-regular-exercise-helps-you-balance-work-and-family/

kimwang53

sherlock1992 发表于 2014-2-1 01:29
Thx,Kim,

夜猫，早休息~

2.02
1.57

MAGGIEHE1993

哇喔。首页
Speaker: It is a talk about excellence spread and scaling.听不懂啊嘤嘤嘤TT
time2: 2min 46"
       When some people were asked about their opinion about Bernanke's tenure at the Federal Reserve, some of them thought
       highly of him but some people thought he was the biggest bubble blower in the history of all markets.

time3: 2min 25"
       The writer listed a series of indicators about the economic recovery since the 2008 financial crisis. He also thought
       highly of Bernanke.

time4: 2min 20"
       Although Seinfeld is regarded as one of the most successful comedians in the world and makes millions of dollars every
       year, his works still remains in high standard. The writer studied the strategies he uses and wants to share the "Seinfeld
       strategy".

time5: 2min 47"
       The writer showed us that "Seinfeld strategy" is simply about "not break the chain". It does not care about your feelings,
       how inspired you are but put your emphasis on the process instead. The only thing to do is to "keep the chain".

time6: 2min 51"
       The writer stated that in order to follow Seinfeld Strategy, we need to pick a task that is meaningful enough to make a
       difference, but simple enough that you can get it done. Mastery follows consistency.

Obstacle: 7min 50"
       Main idea: Regular exercise can help people balance work and family.
       Matthew and Luke are two married father with children but they are able to balance work and family.
       The writer and his colleagues demonstrated a clear relationship between regular exercise and one's ability to manage the
       intersection between work and home.
       A survey showed that people who exercise regularly are less likely to expericence conflict between work and home roles.
       The writer raised the question that how could exercise added to an already busy schedule help resolve the paradox.
       First is that exercise can reduce stress.
       Second is that exercise can increase self-efficacy.
       The writer suggested some forms of regular exercise and stated that the key is to engage a level of exercise that can dissipate
       stress and add to your sense of what you are capable of.
       The research suggested that companies will benefit from removing constraints on employee exercise.
       The writer finally stated that we can balance work and family by exercising regularly.

疏离无罪

首页～THX Kim

Speaker:Scale up excellence.When organization expend,the things become complex for more process and structure.Good managers should keep things as simple as possible.And the first job of managers is to get bad staff to spread excellence.Excellence start where they are and what they act.

01:35
Other people's comments on Ben Bernanke.

01:03
Although some people criticize him for 2008 crisis,the economy of USA is recovering now.He makes his own effort.

01:09
Jerry Seinfeld is one of the most successful comedians.And we can learn that how to stop procrastinating from his experience.

01:50
The "Seinfeld Strategy":Consist on doing sth without considering about the performance or result,just not breaking the chain.

01:24
Choose a task that is meaningful enough to make a difference, but simple enough that you can get it done.Then never give up,follow consistency and do it everyday.

04:59
Main Idea:Regular exercise can help people balance work and home.
A survey shows that people who do exercise regularly work better and have a better family life.
May be two reason:1 Exercise can reduce stress.Lower stress can make people more productive and enjoyable.
2 Exercise can increase self-efficancy.And people with high self-efficancy see tough task as challenge and are more willing to solve problems.
Exercise before,during or after work all have some kind of benefits.
Manager and HRs should remove constraints on employee's exercise which may benefit the employees and the company at the same time.

啦啦噜啦啦

占个首页心情好
[2:41]Ben is going to finish his tenture. People are asked to rate him. Some people think he did a good job while others don't think so.

[2:14]The author gives a high evaluation of Ben. First, Ben helped to save the economy of the U.S. Second, Ben dare to point the mistakes of policy.

[1:54]Seinfeld holds a great achievement.
[2:22]Once Seinfeld told a young comic that the secret of his success is keeping the chain. Success people in all ares are more consistent than others. To put the way in to our daily life, we don't have to qorry about the result, the only thing we need to do is to keep doing it.
[2:15]Several tips to follow the secret. First, the task has to be meaningful. Second, the task has to be viable.

[6:38]Reserch shows that people who can balance their work and family better tend to do exercise regularly. Fisrt, it decreases the stress. Second, it increases self-efficacy. Therefore, people should develop the habit to do exercise regularly. HR should encourage people to do exercise.

TaoRs92

time:1:57.97
Bernake's performance and legacy in Fed.
Good:do the right thing in the right time
Bad:the most bubble blower,print unlimited money
Conclusion:solid A
____________
time:1:41.70
American economy performance since 2008 financial crisis.
GDP growth.
Porfits of six banks.
Unemployement rate.
Housing market.
His performance in some other parts:Congress..
_____________
time:1:39.78
The introduction of Seinfeld.
His career.High earning.High standard performance.The most impressive part--his consistency.
How can we learn from him and keep ourselves consistent.
____________
time:2:16.56
Seinfeld Strategy:
set up a calender and start your chain,then never break your chain.
the successful people:keep consistent than their peers
_____________
time:2:16.81
Step:
1 find a simple task that you can keep up with and also brings outcome for you.
some examples.
2 focus on actions not motions
don't break the chain.just start from small tasks.
____________
time:5:30.24
Exercise is good for your professional and personal life.
The two cases.
The advantage of exercise regularly:
1 reduce stress
2 a better attitude towards difficult tasks and problems--see them as challenges
improve self-efficiency
How to exercise during work days:divide your work time--have good impact.
Managers and HR can also benifit from employees who exercise regularly.
New year is a good time to put exercise in your work.

lgyhz123

这么多人占坑的呀...  这就没了首页了。
话说今天的话题挺好的，很有用！

Speaker
an interview about how to scaling
when organization become bigger, they will be more complicate and have more process
if organization want to keep excellence, they have to keep things simple , making it less structure and less process.
chasing excellence also require to get rid of the bad and spread the mindset.

Speed
2'32''
people think highly of Ben as a chairman of Fed ad also a bubble blower

2'22'
the US economy is getting better since 2008 crisis. Ben was doing his best to clean the mess

2'18''
a comedian strategy to fright procrastinating or some event in daily lives that lack of motivation or that need to preform better.

2'37''
the key of Seinfeld strategy is 'not break the chain'

3'11''
several ways to process the Seinfeld strategy

Obstacle
8'44''
a research reveal that exercise can help reduce strain and help to increase self-efficacy.
several examples has benefit both home and work
so it's every reason to put exercise in your new year schedule however busy you are.

seraph797979

kimwang53 发表于 2014-2-1 01:22
Part II: SpeedArticle 2:Ben Bernanke: 'One of the greatest' or 'History's bi ...

今天的文章真不错
2,362 1‘55 evaluation to Ben : great in the financial crisis
3,335 1'57 in Ben's tenure, the economy is recovering and the author give high evaluation to him
4,311 1'43 jerry is a great comedian not only about his income but also the helping to ordinary people  by his strategy
5 443 2'10 jerry's secrete strategy is getting a calendar and marking  it as a chain and not not breaking the chain ,to getting consistency.
6 427 2'40 for other people use jerry's strategy , 1 make the step is sample ,2 make it meaningful to yourself