Tag: Benjamin Franklin

June 27, 2018

Did Benjamin Franklin Know About Millennials?

Cyborg Hand Holding Smartphone

Shirley Levine was an incredible educator that I had the pleasure to work with and learn from. She once asked some teachers, “What is your job?”   The teachers responded, “Teach the kids.”   Shirley said, “That is not it.”   The teachers responded with, “Educate the kids,” and similar concepts.   Shirley said, “That is not it either.”   After a while, when the teachers were perplexed, she said, “Your job is to get the kids to learn. There […]

April 11, 2018

Five Leadership Lessons from Benjamin Franklin

Original digital painting by Joe Cicak (submitter). Based on the well-known portrait of Ben Franklin on the US 100 bill. Painting mimics classic painting styles of the 18th century. This painting is fully released.See also my illustration of George Washington.

By Gary Polson, Chairman and CEO | Cydcor   Here are five of the many leadership lessons everyone can learn from Benjamin Franklin.   1. Take Control Whenever I have struggled, made excuses, wanted something, or quit something, my Mom would tell me, “God helps them who help themselves.”  Benjamin Franklin’s famous words teach us that we all control our destiny.  A related Franklin quote is, “He that is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”   […]