A short excerpt from a 2015 YouTube training session led by Asif Osman in Bahrain. Osman introduces himself, notes his 25 years of management experience, runs a brief interactive toothpick exercise that asks teams to move three toothpicks to reverse a fish, and presents leadership takeaways summarized by the word/letter "CHAIR" (Commitment, Honesty, Integrity). The clip includes timing logistics (ending by Maghrib) and active audience participation.
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So we don't have a lot of time because by end of 6:30, that's around Maghrib time, we're going to quit. Okay, so we're going to do some introductions. I'll go first. She's already introduced me. But let me put it in other words, what am I doing here? I'm here on my own time. Try to share some experiences that I've had in the last 25 years of working in various countries, in various management roles and managing a lot of people. And I'm here to share some of my experiences so maybe you can plan your future life. Who is a leader? Very, very smart answer. One who leads. Okay, I need a little bit more. The one who shows the way, goes the way and helps others reach the goal. Excellent answer. Okay, ready? Everybody made the fish. Now what I like you to do is don't look at others. Look at your team, talk to your team member. Don't look at other people. Ok? What I want you to do, just move three. Only three toothpicks. These are toothpicks, by the way. Just move three to move the fish in the exact opposite direction. Not upwards, not downwards. Okay? Thank you very much. I want to leave you with only one thing to remember. Chair. What does the chair mean? Commitment. Commitment. Honesty. Integrity.
