4/11/2019 Today’s session was a discussion based on the book that Good to Great by Jim Collins. I took some notes while reading the book- The discussion revolved around some of the questions I had regarding the point made by Collin. The first one I asked Furman was, “do you believe in First who and then what idea?” Furman totally believes in this idea and he gave several examples to support this fact. He says that getting right people on the ship is important because that helps drive the future. During this session, Furman helped me clarify what is different between Self-doubt and Self-confidence. He asked me several questions which led me believe that sometimes it is just self-doubt because I think that I am under-prepared or may not have answers to the questions asked by others. But he helped me understand that there is nothing wrong in saying that- you don’t know the answer. He helped me see that sometimes over thinking about you for being wrong or not ...
This is a journal that I write after my mentoring sessions with David Furman, President of Marketing, Hyster Yale Group. Why I chose David Furman as my mentor? Furman is an influential and a high impact leader who likes to lead by example. His humility, modesty attracted my attention at first place. The best part about these sessions is that I always walk out with a few take aways those I can use/ apply immediately.