These future doctors, females and males, foreign and nationals, various ages, races, and ethnicity..enter into a DISAGREEMENT!, They all have different analysis of the book!...yep...the classroom was a war zone.. You can hear comments such as
"In my country,...." "Females are..." "I am a young person who belief..." We were all laughing and interpreting the books under our own perspective... Hey, humor is requirement in this class....
Someone asked, Dr. Morote, What exactly Harried Rubin was thinking when she said "Use your body as a weapon"...? ; Dr. Morote, when Sun Tzu talks about "terrain", is it like organization culture? well, that's it, I said. STOP. I cannot write to Sun Tzu (he passed away more than two thousand years ago) and ask him...but I can write, right now to Harriet Rubin...and she can respond for herself!
Amazingly, Ms. Rubin responded to our call, and we will be interviewing her this coming Sunday..Isn't that exciting? Since this is blog is about technology, now the question is, What is the best technology to communicate one - to many? She won't be able to travel in person...
update: Our guest speaker was in an area of no Internet, we chose to use a speaker-phone devise
Have you ever attended a world class speaker in your class? Describe the experience interviewing with Ms. Rubin.
This class opened new doors learning about leadership styles, organisational theories and use of technology.
ReplyDeletewonderful illustration of our class, it's all about learning with excitement and getting entertained too.
ReplyDeleteThere are many options for this upcoming interview as far as technology is concerned, skype with third party recording software is one option, oovoo is another option however for my personal communication I use my ipad's facetime application whose quality is better than the others according to my personal experience. But I am not sure if we can record through facetime or not.
Looking for the sunday's activity, we always find new venues of learning in your classes and enjoy it alot!
Dr. Morote!
This was a great experience to talk to Ms.Rubin on the phone. Personally, I learned a lot during this conversation. I am amazed to know that a small book could take three years to complete and on the background it needed one hundred biographies' reading. Yes, technology plays its role everywhere and just because of technology I was able to listen the author of this book. Networking is also important to make such events successful. The real example of networking was seen today within leadership room of Dowling college. I am grateful to Dr.Morote
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Interview with MS Rubin is a amazing experience for me. In his book Princesa, she said, "oppose power, do not fight directly".My question was that How I could bring a change in female education using this strategy as educational leader in Pakistan. She appreciated and invited me to continue interaction with her on this issue. I think it is the best opportunity for me to interact with an international writer.
ReplyDeleteIt is really wonderful experience for to meet Harriet Rubin-the author of 'The Princessa: Machiavellia for Women'. Her ideas in the book about the leadership are unconventional. Her interview and book reflect that Harriet Rubin is fully agreed that Princessa is all about the battle of power acquiring in personal and professional life of women no matter what strategy or tactics are used.
ReplyDeleteShe suggest in her interview about the step-by-step approach for the success. Her interview reflects her notion about using any necessary skills and strategies which may make women success as leader.
She had tribute to the late and former prime minster of Pakistan-Benazir Bhutto. She view the struggle and sacrifices of Banazir Bhutto for democracy as permanent success of her even after her death as women leader in Pakistan.
I have inferred from Rubin interview to raise the voice against the discrimination of women and minority for better social practices and I consider this enlightment as important in perspective of my role as educational leader.
Rubin has also criticized the corporate world for not changing the status of women leader for 15 years. She rejects the duplicity of organizational culture. She proposed to use unconventional approaches of expressing leadership to women and minorities for better organizational practices.
Thank you Dr. Morote for another great class. The interview with Ms. Rubin was a perfect ending to a wonderful class. The amount of things we completed in 1 class was amazing.
ReplyDeleteMs. Rubin was great to spend the time with us. I do not agree with much of what she says, but have to admit she was very gracious and thoughtful. Just to stick in my points (of course): there were a few historical inaccuracies: her interpretation of The Prince and her version of the story of Sun Tzu and the concubines. (Just google it).
I also do not agree with the sort of consistenly negative tone towards men that I felt in the book (maybe I am wrong). I do not understand why one group has to be beaten down for another to be lifted up. For example, if a man wrote that book and spoke of women that way, would it have been acceptable? Maybe it was just me, but I feel that we should try to lift each other up on our own merits rather than by beating others down.
Once again, Dr. Morote, thanks for the great debate and opening me up to new ideas and concepts. And thank you very much to Ms. Rubin who was awesome to speak to our class.
Like always Dr. Morote's class today was very interesting. We interviewed Ms. Harriet Rubin, the author of The Princessa- Machiavelli for Women.
ReplyDeleteThis book was the part of our course of Organization Theory.Throughout the course, this book has been the flash point for our discussions, debates and dialogues. These discussions sometimes also turned saltish (Salty) and spicy. There were a lot of misconceptions (though many of them were developed intentionally) and everyone got the chance to clarify them.
I wish if we could also interview Sun Tzu, the author of "The Art of War" the other book for this course, unfortunately he died only a twenty six hundred years ago!
It was a wonderful opportunity to interview Ms. Harriet Rubin, the author of the book, ‘The Princessa – Machiavelli for Women”. The interview opened doors for me to study the work of other role models, such as Cheryle J. Sanders, and Maxine Hong Kinston. I have already shared the name of the book to my Facebook friends to read, but I think, they also need a ‘Princessa Teacher’ just like Dr. Morote - she knows the art of teaching and selects the right strategies to simplify the difficult content to her students through her creativity and innovation! I think, taking the essence of the book that is applicable to our culture, context, and belief, we can empower both men and women in organizations, no matter whether man is in a dominant position or women. Listening to Ms. Rubin, I think strategies are not only the solution, but we can also look for other ways to achieve our ultimate goals in life.
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We are grateful to Dr. Morote for this rare and wonderful opportunity to talk with Ms. Harriet Rubin.
ReplyDeleteMs. Rubin is a brilliant and insightful author who clearly articulates the challenges that women face in their interactions with others. She lays out an approach that ensures successful outcomes. She gives sound advice to both women and men, which is based upon years of research, personal observations, and her life experiences. Her book, The Princessa - Machiavelli for Women" is inspiring, motivating, and challenges women to make paradigm shifts in their thinking about who they are, what they want in their professional and personal lives, and how to obtain it with respect and dignity.
This was a rich learning experience that has changed my perspective. Thank you, Dr. Morote!
As a reader, it has always been my ardent desire to interact with the author. Thanks Dr. Morote for providing me a unique opportunity to interact with the author of the book, The Princessa- Machiavelli for Women.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the interaction, it was a pure delight to hear the little gems of wisdom from Harriet Rubin (a remarkable lady who has the knack to keep people involved through her stimulating ideas and engaging communication style).
I was moved by the ways Harriet Rubin responded to stimulate the minds of her readers and listeners during the interview. First, the very title of this book suggests that we are going to step into a world which is unconventional and different; it is all about what goes in to making of a woman leader. Second, the book reflects Harriet Rubin's deep insights into the psychological working of human mind. Also, this inspiring piece of work celebrates unique gifts of woman. By doing so Harriet Rubin draws on the wonderful examples of prominent female figures in the era of history. And here lies the beauty of this book; it is stimulating, engaging, and thought provoking. All these above mentioned dimensions of work were discussed during the interview session with her. It further broadened our understanding of the different themes of the book.
At personal level, this book has really empowered me to a great extent where I am able to see those subtle powers in women which I just overlooked before.
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ReplyDeleteIt was an exciting real time interaction with the author of the book. Thanks to Professor Dr. Morote and MS Rubin (author of the book) for providing this opportunity.
ReplyDeleteThe book has described many skills required for leadership and administration of social organization. I like the strategy of mental war and avoiding any physical fight with any one. I like the 18 tactics decried by the author, especial tactic 15 “Rely on yourself for both your suffering and your triumph”. Before reading this book it was my strong belief, to be successful in a war against someone, unite others who are also against your opponent and make a strong front. The argument of the author is very strong. That is if you go to enemies of your enemy then you will have to accommodate his agenda which will shift you focus from your agenda (page 116).
Though, princessa (princess) is the focus of the book while discussing the leadership skills. However, it can be used by princes too.
The interview with the author was very pleasant. The author answered all questions very realistically. Her short answer and long explanations were very memorable. Acceptance of some correction about Benazeer Bhutto, and giving Muhammad Riaz a second chance (through email) were very encouraging.
I must say that it was a great class and a wonderful course. I never imagined that the course “Theories of Social Organization” could be made this much interesting and engaging to teach and learn. It was a great learning experience all together: reading the case studies, the articles, Sun Tzu, Princessa, and the discussions on all the readings and the presentations. Undoubtedly, towards the end of the course, talking to Ms. Rubin, the writer of Princessa: Machiavelli for women on the phone was once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The debatable questions that were raised during the class obviously got further clarified by Ms. Rubin. And, I absolutely enjoyed reading Princessa because it gave me a greater insight of how a woman could become powerful in society. It made me to ponder on different aspects of my life on which I never thought about before—a complete different perspective. Thank you so much Dr. Morote for bringing so much creativity and fun to the class!
ReplyDeleteThe interview was a great learning experience that I enjoyed tremendously. Mrs. Rubin gave some great in sight into what she was thinking when she wrote her book and what she meant in regards to different statements in the book. Mrs. Rubin challenged us to look at out perceptions of what she wrote in the book to get a better understanding of what we thought she meant in her writings.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty amazing to be able to get an answer from the author as to whether our interpretations were on target. I think the most interesting part was when Ms. Rubin said that her undisclosed guiding principle for the book was Gahndi's idea of Satyagraha, which she interpreted as "peaceful conflict". Essentially, a Princessa personally instigates a conflictual change process that encourages harmony. Ms. Rubin's assertions weren't, as some of us thought, that you should work for the change that only benefits yourself. That change must be for the good of others as well in order for the Princessa to maximize the value of her "win". My takeaway is that a little bit of extra effort on the part of a teacher can be impactful. Instead of simply giving an answer to a question in class, Dr. Merote milked every drop of insight out of the assignment by reaching out to the author. I have to give her credit, that's the work of a Princessa.
ReplyDeleteBeing a woman and being a Princessa in my own ways, I took immense pleasure in interacting with the Author of ‘The Princessa – Machiavelli for Women”. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. And the interview has reflected what Mrs.Rubin has been believing and putting into her words in form of that book. It is the job of thinking people to make us aware which are implicit but obvious too, the taboos related with gender, power, tactics and intimacy. As every individual has his / her own pattern to perceive prevailing constructs, we as individuals sitting in the same class, reading the same content were also dealing with diversity of opinions while discussing themes of Princessa. Thanks to Dr.Morote who came up with the idea to provide us the actual learning experience and satisfy our thirst to know Mrs.Rubin's perspective. I enjoyed every bit of her thoughts. I know her words will stay in my mind, longer than expected.
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