Preface: Of the parables and other tales that have informed your style of interpersonal dealings, the way that you manage your relationships, which have had a prominent impact? For many, of course, there are the Torah, the Bhagavad Gita, the Dao De Jing and the Analects of Confucius, the Bible or the Qur'an. For interpretation and anecdotal commentary, there are the Talmud, the Mencius, and the Hadith. Better scholars of philosophy than I have produced many ages' worth of analysis, annotation, and metacommentary on these work, though, so rather than attempt another Jesus CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership, I'm going to promote another book that conveys some messages about leadership, but that you may not have thought of very much as a good model: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

( The Sons of Feanor and the Union of Maedhros )
( Maedhros: humility in strength, coalition leadership, building to last )
( Maglor: mentorship and mercy )
( Celegorm, Caranthir, and Curufin: do-it-yourself, enemies of enemies, and the power of oratory )
( Amrod and Amras: survivor type )
( Final assessment )

This is the first part of a seven-part series.

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Banazir

jereeza posted the meme:
Google for "(your name) wants"

Here are my ( first ten results )

Here's a thought about screen adaptations of LOTR, cross-posted from teunc:
( Warning: serious Tolkien discussion )

Welcome to some new friends - please leave an introduction here, if you like:
07 Oct 2005: ankh_f_n_khonsu
06 Oct 2005: mapjunkie
06 Oct 2005: rivendellrose
06 Oct 2005: timsinister
06 Oct 2005: util
05 Oct 2005: spiderfarmer
03 Oct 2005: abrichar
17 Sep 2005: blablabla1345
13 Sep 2005: kewldeaf (welcome back)

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Banazir