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Pick Up

In: Powered By Feel How Individuals, Teams, and Companies Excel

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  • James G S Clawson

    (University of Virgina, USA)

  • Doug Newburg

    (University of Florida Medical School, USA)

Abstract

Tony Athos had been on the cover of Time magazine as one of the country's best teachers. When I arrived at the Harvard Business School as a doctoral student, he was a senior faculty member. For some reason, he looked kindly on me and took me under his wing. Later as a member of the faculty, teaching a course he designed, I asked him to come watch me teach which he agreed to do. I was up half the night preparing my teaching plan, board plan, contingency plans, key questions, etc. I really wanted to impress him. He sat in the back, and I taught my class. Afterward, I ran down to his office, salivating like Odie the dog, looking for feedback. I sat down … and he said, “Jim, you're boring.” THUNK! An arrow to the heart. My mouth went dry, my palms were sweaty, and I whispered, “Okay, tell me about boring.”…

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  • James G S Clawson & Doug Newburg, 2008. "Pick Up," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Powered By Feel How Individuals, Teams, and Companies Excel, chapter 1, pages 3-7, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789812832436_0001
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