Pushing fellow managers beyond the limitsAudience: 10 department heads of XYZ Corp. A special meeting was called by the CEO. He asked each manager to give a 5-minute talk about a personal hero. [I am the Human Resources Manager].========================================================= == ============================ Objective: Motivate fellow managers to take determined and decisive action, which pushes them to- beyond their current limits. WAY======The story of Fred Hollows----------------------Quote: "When I saw an opportunity, I didn't not sitting down and called a committee meeting about it…we did it” We are sitting here today, discussing how we can take decisive action I can’t help but feel a certain way. irony in this situation, and during my research for this meeting, I stopped several times to wonder what my hero would have thought of this. Without a doubt, he would have thought we were bloody idiots, and I have no doubt. that he would have used these words - if not something stronger. My hero is Fred Hollows, the "eye doctor". The legend of the man Fred Hollows almost eclipses his work, which is no small feat. a matter given his incredible body of work and the enduring legacy of the foundation he left behind. There is no doubt that there have been better scientists or more skilled surgeons produced in Australasia: Howard Florey, Victor Chang come to mind, but none has so captured the imagination or personified the great Australian qualities of egalitarianism and larrikinism. Born in Dunedin, New Zealand. Born in 1929 to Christian socialist parents, Fred Hollows originally wanted to be a missionary. But as one young person thought... middle of paper... back then, "Nothing about the equation is insurmountable. If we can do this, the world will sit up and take notice." The money was raised and the program was a success. Today, the work of the FredHollows Foundation has spread throughout Africa, Asia and South America. The number of people who have regained their sight exceeds one million. A cancer diagnosis in 1988 didn't stop Fred. He continued to work – while drinking, smoking and following cricket scores – tirelessly. Fred died in 1993, surrounded by his family and took an active interest in the evolution of the programs he had initiated until his last day. I believe that if, like Fred Hollows, we have a positive attitude, we have the strength of our convictions, we can not only turn this company around, but we can have a good time doing it.