How swordfighting taught me social business skills

How Swordfighting Taught How Swordfighting Taught Me Social Business skills Me Social Business skills

7 Lessons in Managing Flows of Knowledge Presentation & Demos by Rawn Shah & John McGraugh, senseis

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““You simply You simply have to see this have to see this presented live!”presented live!”

( at SXSW 2013 ( at SXSW 2013 hopefully… )hopefully… )

1. Develop a Repertoire 1. Develop a Repertoire

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• Know what & how you want to engage

• T-shaped skills

• Practice, practice, practice

• Start with the known

• Be flexible - Adjust in small degrees to meet the situation

• Return or Reconnect to the known Kamae (Stances)

2. Flex from the Fixed2. Flex from the Fixed

• Keep a deep focus during interaction – mēsen

• Also focus immediately after - zanshin

• Meditate & reflect – mokuso

3. Focus3. Focus

4. Decide-Act on Instinct4. Decide-Act on Instinct

5. Follow Through5. Follow Through

• Anticipate one or more moves ahead (your repertoire)

• Find a new position of readiness

• Don’t simply react, but flow smoothly into the next action

• You can’t get everything • Dwelling on failure looses focus on the moment.• Even a steel sword can bounce off of a grass mat

6. Let it go6. Let it go

7. Three “Good Jobs” + One Critique7. Three “Good Jobs” + One Critique

• Acknowledge good work

• Encourage 3x more than you correct

Presenters & Demo team Presenters & Demo team

• John McGraugh, sensei6th Degree black belt Hiraido 4th Degree Battodo http://theswordguy.com [email protected]

• Rawn Shah, sensei 3rd Degree BattodoSocial Business Strategist & Authorhttp://blogs.Forbes.com/rawnshah @rawn