Insights
People are my library, my writing inspired by what I learn: ideas, inspiration, wisdom, and sometimes some eclectic whimsy for good measure, all centred around #OpenLeadership. At the heart of all of this is that I write to share learnings and to discover my thoughts. Over the years i have written (mostly) daily, over 2000 posts and 1,000,000 words (that last part blows my mind, tbh!). Enjoy browsing.
Listening, a tip from a Coaching Master
Ed Percival, known by those in the coaching community as, simply, "Yoda", was the greatest of the many mentors I have had in my life, someone who taught me so much about the deeper layers of understanding self and others. Today I am reminded of one of his teachings,...
Listening, a tip from a Coaching Master
Ed Percival, known by those in the coaching community as, simply, “Yoda”, was the greatest of the many mentors I have had in my life.
AI and the Price of Salt
Salt is essentially free. A bag of salted nuts is the same price (or less) as an unsalted one. But salt used to be expensive.
Must I write?
Confess to yourself in the deepest hour of the night whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write.
If a tree falls in an AI forest will it make a sound?
There are no new ideas, simply iterations and evolutions of existing ideas. What is the gap, then, between humans and AI?
Disagreeing with ChatGPT on Open Leadership
The answer given by ChatGPT to the question: “What is Open Leadership and what are the four core traits of an Open Leader?” and some…
I’m back
After a pause of sixty days, I’m back. When I took a pause in daily posting on March 19th, it was simply an instinct to…
Taking a pause
I could push myself to continue to write every day. Instead I’ll simply pause.
Pendulums and our propensity to overcorrect
The key point of the pendulum as a device for considering leadership is that it does not return to centre, but instead will always overcorrect.
The Meaning of This is Water for Leaders
I have often referenced “This is Water” in other posts, so this time a post dedicated to analysing the importance of this speech for leaders.
Stop on Amber
Traffic laws in the UK state to stop on amber lights.
Happiness in the simple things
It is easy to take moments for granted, but we can choose to find happiness in the simplest of things.
Just start
Sometimes we procrastinate starting something, feeling the task will take longer and be harder than it ends up being. My advice? Just start.
Why write?
Only once I write can I actually also do something very important to me, which is to share what I learn. Write to discover your…