Lessons from elite athletes for leaders
Month: November 2017
Movies with meaning 2
What movies have meaning for you?
Smashing Paradigms – River Boats
Awareness of choices, illustrated by commuting by river boat rather than cramming into a tube.
What is a Paradigm?
A paradigm is a typical example or pattern of something; a model. Before starting the post proper, recently I wrote the first "Movies with Meaning" post in which a quote from the movie "Lucy" was : "The whole purpose of life has been to pass on what was...
What do you do?
"What do you do?" is a common phrase in introductions. I ask "What do you dream about?". Having lived in Cayman for 27 years, moving to London has been interesting in many ways. Some words and phrases around what it feels like come to mind, such as: Out of...
Matter, Antimatter, Doesn’t Matter
Are you busy ? Yes, good. Ok. how much of your universe is “doesn’t matter?”
Cogito Ergo Sum, or Sentio Ergo Sum?
Watch the three clips in this post and consider if we are led by thoughts or feelings.
Avoiding group think – Ipcha Mistabra
Two phrases that have raced towards the top of the jargon list are "Group Think" and "Echo Chamber" They are so common now I won't explain, only noting that this will get more and more prevalent, not least because our media / social media platforms are actually...
Movies with meaning 1
What movies have meaning for you?
A leader is someone others choose to follow
My definition of a leader is: A leader is someone others choose to follow. What type of leader do you want to follow. A recent post was on "How far is it acceptable to push ?" and reflected on the difference in two teams in pro cycling. One driven by fear and control...
Pushing too far, and learning from it!
Motor racing stories about limits and exceeding them
How far is it acceptable to push?
How far is is acceptable to push? What can business leaders learn from the Team Sky example?
Knowledge, Belief and Leadership
Bridging the gaps between knowledge and belief so as to support leadership for transformative change. https://youtu.be/KgUemV4brDU A reminder of the genius of one of the greatest comedy series of all time: Sir Humphrey: "Have you read the Financial Times this...
Did you hear the one about the funny Economist ?
How comedy adds impact to Economics. Learnings from Kilkenomics
How do we know what we know?
How do we know what we know, and how do we know we know what we know?
The Distributed Trust revolution
A revolution on Distributed Trust with TED Talk by Rachel Botsman. In our UNTHINKABLE era, #Open Leadership is the way forward for leading through such radical disruption, as we are not living in an era of incremental change, it is and will be...
Even thought leaders can’t keep up
The speed of change in our era means to lead, to stay ahead of what is current, to be thought leaders, means to stay in context. In recent articles, I've focussed on DISTRIBUTED TRUST. As a term, it is currently mostly applied at a technical level, and mostly to areas...
Love, trust and Distributed Trust
Love is about trust, and I do believe we are entering into an era of Trust and Love. I am hugely excited about the future of our world. Yes, we live in an UNTHINKABLE time and the speed of change renders the way we historically have learned and lead obsolete. However,...
Distributed Trust in the UNTHINKABLE age
Distributed trust is going to change our world, and at such a speed we cannot even imagine. As regular readers know, I'm obsessed with the idea that #OpenLeadership is a radical approach that can make a massive difference for humanity and our planet in this...
Why humans will always stay ahead of AI
I feel positive that humans will keep ahead of artificial intelligence (AI). The need for human compassion will always be there. "May you live in interesting times" A little research attributes this to Sir Austen Chamberlain in 1936, soon before his brother was...
Forget knowledge, simply lead
What do YOU know and understand enough to apply in your life? Learn to lead, don't simply seek a mountain of knowledge. Moore's Law (simplified) states that computer processing power doubles every 18 months. Gordon Moore was one of the founders of Intel and he posited...
Zen and teaching your son to drive
Why do experienced drivers struggle when teaching an absolute beginner to drive? They need to practice zen. When I turned 17, I excitedly got my "L" plates and attached them to my Dad's car and asked him to take me for a driving lesson on the quite and straight...
Story time. The hat that caused chaos
photo : Cayman Compass Chaos? A hat? Yes, a hat. Not even a hat, a latex swim cap. Trouble, you say, what do you mean trouble? Chaos! International incident! (well, nearly 🙂 ) Pull up a chair, I'm going to share a story in writing I've told many times. Perhaps it has...
Captain Kel – Seize the Day
Cayman Airways pilots Kel Thompson and Steven Coe In writing another article on "Leadership lessons from a Swim Referee" I was reminded of something a mentor and dear friend often said to me. Captain Kel Thompson described being a commercial pilot as "endless hours of...
Leadership lessons from a Swim Referee
Leadership Lessons from a swim referee
Are you a Ford or a Ferrari?
I love to support and to work with a person who is a "Ferrari". Read on, and if you recognise yourself here, I'd love to talk to you and support your journey. This can start with a call, a cup of coffee, and out of this I know we will connect you to something in and...
Investing in time to make an impact
Perhaps things could truly change if we choose to "invest in TIME.. to make an impact". Recently I wrote about a quote from a report on CEOs that said : "Leaders of industry [are] extremely bad at thinking" Today I was speaking with a friend who I regard as one of the...
Not all those who wander are lost
When you wander, are you lost, or is that where the magic happens ?
To burn out or to fade away?
To burn out or to fade away? Remember, “life is just a ride” #BillHicks
Keeper of the Vision
I'm about to give you the sum total of all my learning on leadership from many decades of devoted work, research, curiosity etc Want the secret to great leadership? The role of a leader is a one-line job description : Keeper of the Vision That is it. Simple. Nothing...