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The last lecture given by RANDY PAUSCH, a
professor of Computer Science at Carnegie
Mellon University in the U.S
Now a book, one of the best selling books
The lecture entitled, “Really achieving your
childhood dreams”
Pausch was diagnosed with terminal
pancreatic cancer
This made him prepare for his last lecture
Given three to six months to live in 2007
He died in July 2008 at the age 47
Survived by his wife Jai and three children
Dylan, Logan and Chloe
Lecture was made in 2007Translated into 48
languages
The book talks about what he wanted to do
, was about the things he wanted to do for
his family
Was about what to do when you have 3
months to live
How to live and achieve what you dream
The lecture was transformed into a book
One of the best selling books according to
New York times
Books sold over 5 million copies
Translated into 48 languages
It is about what we don’t teach you at the Business School
Its about how to be different
Its about orchestrating the right change in your life
Its about how to dream and live your dream by orchestrating the change you want to see in your
life
What did you think about when you were
young?
What did you want to be in your life
Where is that now?
Have you got another dream
It doesn’t matter anyway, you need a new
dream
This is how
Free imagination
Everything is possible
Think long term
Use technology
Be creative
Think 10 years ahead and work backwards
the present
Manage the future from the present
Be practical
I am not a creative person
Follow all the rules
Don’t be foolish
To make a mistake is wrong
Avoid ambiguity
That is not logical
I cannot do that
That is not the right answer.
Have a long term focus
Have a mission
Develop a passion
Discover knowledge
Be efficient
Identify people to work with
Be different where possible be radical
Don’t be greedy
Don’t be arrogant
Don’t be negative
Be cautious, negative envy always gets back
to you
The Pill
The Disposable Nappy
Biometrics
The Fax Machine
The Internet
The Email
Just in Time Management
VHS
The Walkman
The PC
The Post-it note
The Compact Disc
The Digital
Camera
The Tablet
The Smart Phone
The Search Engine
What do they teach you at the Business
School
What they don’t teach you at the Business
School
What you must do to achieve the dream
Only what you hear in class is what is get.
So you know what happens when you don’t
attend?
You are supposed to be taught
How to think,
How to analyze situations,
How to take decisions
How to manage money
How to manage people
How to live life
How to earn a living
How to make more money
How to gain control over money
How to succeed in your career
How to live your dream
How to be a leader
Create and don’t simply manage change
Know what you want
Try something different
Don’t be a number
God doesn’t make junk
o Tomorrow Will Never Look Like Today
o Change Is The Only Constant
o Change Of The Status Quo
o You Either Change Or You Die
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o Vision
o Develop your leadership abilities
o Develop your interpersonal skills
o Apply knowledge
o Focus on customers
o Adopt technology
o Reinvent yourself
o Reinvent the organisation
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The obstacle is you
Remember David and Goliath, nobody
thought it would be possible
Expect to be disrupted by negative people
Dream big, start small
An army of lions led by sheep is worse than
an army of sheep led by a lion
You must be able to lead to get ahead
Leadership can be learnt, learn it
Only leaders create a compelling vision of
the future
Only leadership inspires others
Empowering others gets back to you
Listen to people
Have empathy
Be able to communicate
Create winning teams
Manage conflict
Avoid being egoistic
Know who you work with or who you work for
If you are an organisation, know who your
customers are
Connect with the customers
Anticipate what they want
Create products they would love
Case of the I-Mac
Create a unique business model
Follow technological trends
Be an early adapter
Try out things
Watch out for the latest technological
developments:
Mobile technology, laser technology,
distributed computing, the internet
When did you study
What did you study
What is current in your field
Don’t become obsolete
Note: Analogue Vs Digital technology
Ordinary Vs Endoscopic surgery
1. See the new big picture
2. Think ten years out and plan back to the future
3. Build change in plan
4. Past success is your worst enemy
5. Focus on your customer future needs
6. Build a better path to the customer
7. Learn to fail fast
8. If it works, its obsolete
9. Upgrade technology and upgrade people
10. Re-become an expert
11. Find out what the other guy is doing and do something else
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