1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:06,583 welcome to Morning Cereal. 3 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:14,791 Okay, good morning and welcome to Friday. 4 01:00:15,208 --> 01:00:16,833 Congrats, you made it again. 5 01:00:16,833 --> 01:00:19,375 It's the last Friday of August and today 6 01:00:19,375 --> 01:00:21,291 is College Colors Day. 7 01:00:21,583 --> 01:00:23,166 It's a chance to represent your alma 8 01:00:23,166 --> 01:00:24,833 mater or just maybe enjoy 9 01:00:24,833 --> 01:00:26,708 some school spirit flair. 10 01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:29,125 Even if it's just where your cousin who's 11 01:00:29,125 --> 01:00:30,583 like a brother's friend went. 12 01:00:31,125 --> 01:00:32,458 And if you're watching on YouTube, I'm 13 01:00:32,458 --> 01:00:34,166 rocking my NBA alma mater 14 01:00:34,166 --> 01:00:35,583 t-shirt here, the Kansas 15 01:00:35,625 --> 01:00:36,208 Jayhawks. 16 01:00:36,208 --> 01:00:36,750 We got a football 17 01:00:36,750 --> 01:00:38,500 game tonight, rock chalk. 18 01:00:39,333 --> 01:00:40,750 Well, if this week wasn't quite what you 19 01:00:40,750 --> 01:00:42,833 would hope for, our quote today may help. 20 01:00:43,500 --> 01:00:45,875 Lea Michelle said, "We'll top it off with 21 01:00:45,875 --> 01:00:46,958 love and tomorrow 22 01:00:46,958 --> 01:00:48,333 we'll get up and we'll try 23 01:00:48,333 --> 01:00:48,666 again." 24 01:00:49,750 --> 01:00:52,000 So put yesterday behind you, whether it 25 01:00:52,000 --> 01:00:53,708 was good or bad, and 26 01:00:53,708 --> 01:00:54,791 look forward to what you 27 01:00:54,791 --> 01:00:55,916 can accomplish today. 28 01:00:56,500 --> 01:00:58,250 Well, today's news facts and birthdays 29 01:00:58,250 --> 01:01:00,000 are for August 29th. 30 01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:01,416 We're going to start back in 1949. 31 01:01:01,833 --> 01:01:03,916 That's when on this date, the Soviet 32 01:01:03,916 --> 01:01:05,000 Union, they secretly 33 01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:07,083 performed their first successful 34 01:01:07,458 --> 01:01:09,833 nuclear weapon test at a test site in 35 01:01:09,833 --> 01:01:11,166 Northeast Kazakhstan. 36 01:01:12,083 --> 01:01:14,208 Then moving up to 1991 on this date, 37 01:01:14,208 --> 01:01:15,916 Nirvana's album, Nevermind, 38 01:01:16,125 --> 01:01:17,750 well, it premiered on Boston 39 01:01:17,750 --> 01:01:20,791 Radio and it ushered in a new era 40 01:01:20,791 --> 01:01:21,833 defining the grunge 41 01:01:21,833 --> 01:01:23,625 revolution with smells like teen 42 01:01:23,625 --> 01:01:24,000 spirit. 43 01:01:24,791 --> 01:01:27,500 And then lastly on this date in 2005, I 44 01:01:27,500 --> 01:01:28,250 know you remember this 45 01:01:28,250 --> 01:01:30,000 one, Hurricane Katrina 46 01:01:30,083 --> 01:01:33,000 made its second and its third landfall as 47 01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:33,916 a category three 48 01:01:33,916 --> 01:01:35,750 hurricane, devastating much 49 01:01:35,750 --> 01:01:37,791 of the Gulf Coast from Louisiana down 50 01:01:37,791 --> 01:01:39,041 through the Florida panhandle, 51 01:01:39,750 --> 01:01:40,416 unfortunately killing 52 01:01:40,416 --> 01:01:42,916 more than 1800 people and causing over 53 01:01:42,916 --> 01:01:46,083 $115 billion in damage. 54 01:01:46,833 --> 01:01:47,125 Yikes. 55 01:01:47,416 --> 01:01:49,375 Well, another tough transition there, but 56 01:01:49,375 --> 01:01:51,291 let's just say, hey, happy birthday. 57 01:01:51,791 --> 01:01:53,000 But today is your birthday. 58 01:01:53,250 --> 01:01:55,583 You share a birthday with actress and 59 01:01:55,583 --> 01:01:56,791 singer Leah Michelle. 60 01:01:57,333 --> 01:01:59,000 She's gleeful to turn 39 today. 61 01:01:59,458 --> 01:02:01,416 And the late, great Michael Jackson, he 62 01:02:01,416 --> 01:02:03,416 was born on this date in 1958. 63 01:02:04,166 --> 01:02:06,458 Michael would have only been 67 years old 64 01:02:06,458 --> 01:02:07,333 if he were still alive. 65 01:02:08,250 --> 01:02:11,125 And finally, the late John McCain, he was 66 01:02:11,125 --> 01:02:12,833 born on this date in 1936. 67 01:02:13,791 --> 01:02:15,500 Well, the number one song on this date 68 01:02:15,500 --> 01:02:18,041 back in 2009 was, I Got 69 01:02:18,041 --> 01:02:19,208 a Feeling by the Black 70 01:02:19,208 --> 01:02:19,958 Eyed Peas. 71 01:02:20,541 --> 01:02:21,875 This song was a major 72 01:02:21,875 --> 01:02:23,916 earworm and rightfully so. 73 01:02:24,291 --> 01:02:26,125 It was a global party anthem staying at 74 01:02:26,125 --> 01:02:27,875 number one for 14 weeks. 75 01:02:28,500 --> 01:02:30,000 Well, as you may know, the song was 76 01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:30,625 written to be an 77 01:02:30,625 --> 01:02:33,125 uplifting song like U2's Beautiful 78 01:02:33,375 --> 01:02:33,583 Day. 79 01:02:33,875 --> 01:02:36,000 But the song is also famous for the fact 80 01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:37,458 that it repeats the lyrics. 81 01:02:37,750 --> 01:02:40,333 Let's do it 24 times 82 01:02:40,333 --> 01:02:41,875 in a row at one point. 83 01:02:42,333 --> 01:02:43,125 Well, this will be the 84 01:02:43,125 --> 01:02:44,666 easiest transition of the year. 85 01:02:45,166 --> 01:02:46,416 I've got a feeling it's 86 01:02:46,416 --> 01:02:47,541 time for the book review. 87 01:02:47,916 --> 01:02:48,541 Let's do it. 88 01:02:49,125 --> 01:02:50,250 When are COBIs the seven 89 01:02:50,250 --> 01:02:51,875 habits of highly effective people? 90 01:02:52,541 --> 01:02:54,125 They were unwrapping COBIs subchapter 91 01:02:54,125 --> 01:02:55,333 synergy and communication. 92 01:02:56,125 --> 01:02:58,208 And in this subchapter, COBIs explains 93 01:02:58,208 --> 01:03:00,375 that synergy blossoms 94 01:03:00,375 --> 01:03:01,833 through how we communicate 95 01:03:02,333 --> 01:03:04,458 because shared meaning doesn't happen 96 01:03:04,458 --> 01:03:05,916 until we speak with 97 01:03:05,916 --> 01:03:07,875 others, not at others. 98 01:03:08,208 --> 01:03:09,875 COBIs says, quote, synergy and 99 01:03:09,875 --> 01:03:11,375 communication are two 100 01:03:11,375 --> 01:03:13,250 sides of the same coin. 101 01:03:13,708 --> 01:03:14,833 That effective dialogue, 102 01:03:15,083 --> 01:03:16,375 synergy remains theoretical. 103 01:03:16,791 --> 01:03:17,083 End quote. 104 01:03:17,625 --> 01:03:19,833 Now, COBIs centers the idea that true 105 01:03:19,833 --> 01:03:21,500 synergy involves active 106 01:03:21,500 --> 01:03:23,791 listening, clarity of intent 107 01:03:23,875 --> 01:03:25,166 and respectful dissent. 108 01:03:25,958 --> 01:03:27,458 Now, COBIs also says, quote, when 109 01:03:27,458 --> 01:03:29,625 communication enables mutual 110 01:03:29,625 --> 01:03:32,166 understanding, shared solutions 111 01:03:32,333 --> 01:03:32,916 emerge. 112 01:03:33,291 --> 01:03:33,583 End quote. 113 01:03:34,083 --> 01:03:35,666 Now, this isn't about compromise. 114 01:03:35,666 --> 01:03:36,541 It's about creating 115 01:03:36,541 --> 01:03:38,708 something better together. 116 01:03:39,375 --> 01:03:41,250 And COBIs outlines barriers. 117 01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:44,458 Here's one, miscommunication or making 118 01:03:44,458 --> 01:03:46,708 assumptions of things, lack of clarity. 119 01:03:47,208 --> 01:03:49,625 And COBIs would counsel against rushing 120 01:03:49,625 --> 01:03:51,000 to speak before listening. 121 01:03:51,541 --> 01:03:54,166 Instead, COBIs says, create a safe 122 01:03:54,166 --> 01:03:55,083 container where 123 01:03:55,083 --> 01:03:57,041 communication, where individuals feel 124 01:03:57,291 --> 01:03:59,833 heard and safe to express creativity. 125 01:04:00,500 --> 01:04:02,416 So COBIs emphasizes the structure here, 126 01:04:02,791 --> 01:04:03,625 meetings that start with 127 01:04:03,625 --> 01:04:05,041 everyone's perspective before 128 01:04:05,041 --> 01:04:06,208 moving to solutions. 129 01:04:06,916 --> 01:04:08,916 COBIs says, quote, a message is not 130 01:04:08,916 --> 01:04:10,833 communicated until it's understood. 131 01:04:11,083 --> 01:04:11,375 End quote. 132 01:04:11,958 --> 01:04:13,791 And that subtle shift from speaking to 133 01:04:13,791 --> 01:04:16,666 ensuring resonance changes the dynamic. 134 01:04:17,166 --> 01:04:19,125 COBIs also reminds leaders that tone, 135 01:04:19,375 --> 01:04:21,500 timing and humility matter. 136 01:04:22,375 --> 01:04:23,416 Communication should invite 137 01:04:23,416 --> 01:04:25,708 collaboration, not enforce it. 138 01:04:26,125 --> 01:04:28,291 And COBIs also shares examples where 139 01:04:28,291 --> 01:04:30,125 teams turn conflict 140 01:04:30,125 --> 01:04:32,375 into synergy simply by just 141 01:04:32,500 --> 01:04:34,041 reframing issues as 142 01:04:34,041 --> 01:04:36,208 collective puzzles to solve. 143 01:04:36,916 --> 01:04:37,208 All right. 144 01:04:37,541 --> 01:04:38,541 Here's your Friday takeaway. 145 01:04:39,458 --> 01:04:41,500 True synergy grows from communication 146 01:04:41,500 --> 01:04:43,083 that listens, clarifies 147 01:04:43,083 --> 01:04:45,041 and honors all voices. 148 01:04:46,041 --> 01:04:48,500 And to understand and together create 149 01:04:48,500 --> 01:04:50,291 outcomes none of you 150 01:04:50,291 --> 01:04:51,541 could have done alone. 151 01:04:52,291 --> 01:04:54,291 Well, the weekend is nearly here. 152 01:04:54,500 --> 01:04:56,458 Good luck if your alma mater is playing 153 01:04:56,458 --> 01:04:57,750 football this weekend or 154 01:04:57,750 --> 01:04:58,916 tonight like my Jayhawks. 155 01:04:59,666 --> 01:05:01,791 Oh, and also good news with football back 156 01:05:01,791 --> 01:05:02,541 now, that's just 157 01:05:02,541 --> 01:05:04,166 another good reason to order 158 01:05:04,333 --> 01:05:05,500 wings and fried pickles. 159 01:05:06,166 --> 01:05:08,000 Well, make today what you want it to be 160 01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:09,500 and make it incredible. 161 01:05:10,000 --> 01:05:10,916 Thanks for 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