The Jungle Times Podcast!

In this Episode, I explain 3 reasons to develop your strategic thinking skills and 3 conditions you must answer to shift paradigms into a more strategic way of thinking and behaving. Also, I describe "lateral thinking" - a tool that helps you think more strategically. (07:48)

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As most of you probably know, the world is going through all kinds of changes. Systems everywhere are being revalued and restructured. For this reason, I explain the 3 most important reasons why learning how to think strategically matters. (05'58")

To become a Persuasive Communicator, we must increase our gravitas. Gravitas is the dignity, the seriousness and the sense of importance that make people respect and trust you.

In this presentation, I explain that people are persuaded to act in our favour if our voice is deep and energetic, and if we display sincere, positive emotions, or use a clear, moderately paced voice, and we have an easy syntax and good grammar. (09:19)

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A complex system emerges from 4 inherent conditions – 1. Diversity, 2. Connectivity, 3. Interdependence and 4. Adaptation.

Diversity tells us that the greater the number of opinions the greater the complexity. The closer diverse parts are also increases complexity. So does whether the parts are free to respond how they want, and how do they adapt will increase the complexity of the result.

In this presentation, I explain how we prosper by adjusting to the 9 principles of self-management. (07:43)

Listen to Podcast #3 for a 1-hour presentation on How Nature Manages Complex Systems

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In the workplace, effective communications are essential to build high-performing teams, to reduce miscommunications, and to encourage collaboration between team members.

In this presentation, I explain that, to be effective, we must understand the 4 pillars of an effective communication: Pillar #1 is "Intent" – if we see it as an edifice; Pillar #2. is "Attention" if we see as a challenge; The 3rd Pillar is called "Empathy" – and we must see it as a tool; and Pillar #4 is “Validation” – when we see it as personal power. (08:37)

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The deep wisdom I learned in the jungles of Costa Rica includes that well-known phrase: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

In this presentation, I explain the 5 core uses of teamwork. I also explain 4 kinds of tasks teams must perform and how to successfully complete them. (08'45")

Listen to The Jungle Times podcast #25 - On Improving Team Performance

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In 1996, hurricane Cesar caused awesome changes to the Southern Zone of Costa Rica. Because wisdom tells us that forewarned is forearmed, I investigated change in terms of where it comes from, whether we can influence it and - if we can - how do we manage its intrusion in our life. I discovered 8 ways that change occurs. (10'56")

Also, listen to my podcast #13 - How Nature Manages Change

National Geographic used haunting photos to examine the state of our Biosphere from 3 perspectives - the Geologic science, the Ecologic disasters and the Time predictors. They concluded by saying - The challenges we face are huge.

I lists 10 rules with which we stop the chaos by adopting Voluntary Simplicity as a lifestyle. (09'30")

Have you ever wondered why you don’t have an easier life? Worldwide, only 25-30% of people say that they are thriving. That means 70-75% of us are not. There are many subjective reasons why we are not... as many as the number of people in the world. There are – however - only 4 objective reasons why not. It is because we humans fall prey to 4 real enemies: Fear, Clarity, Lust for Power and Old Age.

In this presentation, I tell you how to defeat these four enemies. (12'21")

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Watch Episode #5 - L.O.V.E.* Is Magic