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.
If in doubt, make it shorter
Right now I am mulling over several longer blog posts, including : What the economic history of Argentina can teach us all Learnings from the "SCARF" model to apply to leading teams (and to self-awareness) "Lies, damned lies and statistics", linked to why the...
If in doubt, make it shorter
Power lies in brevity. If in doubt, make it shorter. A concise message can be remarkably potent and impactful.
What are your three words?
Establishing three words as keywords that really represent who you are when you are at your best and what you bring in service of others.
Take endings seriously before you begin anew
Chapeau to Andrés Iniesta, Derek Jeter, Ed Percival and more. Let us all take endings seriously.
Reminders can come at the perfect time
You can be told something that seems totally new to you, only to then recognise that you knew about it but had tucked it into…
A salutory tale of missing the boat
Sometimes if you fail to jump on an opportunity, you then miss that boat as the opportunity disappears.
We inhabit time as fish live in water
I love connecting to and with people and ideas, and my favourite people are full of wonder as we inhabit time as fish live in…
In celebration of loafing aimlessly
In his youth, Albert Einstein spent a year loafing aimlessly. Parents of teenagers tend to forget that you don’t get anywhere by not ‘wasting’ time.
To go for it or play the percentages
There is a time to play the percentages, to optimise for a good result, but sometimes you just want to go for it, to play…
What Comes Next for Me? Speaking events, Facilitating Leadership Teams?
I love what I do and will continue it, so “what comes next?” for me is to take time to look at where I can…
Current Status. Relaxed.
This was yesterday. Am officially relaxed now.
What’s your view?
Right now, I’m taking my first overseas break since early 2020, so I’m taking in the view, simply enjoying that.
Explaining Britain’s Quasi-economics (Kwasi-Economics?)
Even a GCSE economics student could tear holes in the recent policy announcement, they are “quasi-economics” at best, “Kami-Kwasi” economics the more popularly used phrase…
Consistency and Flexibility
What are you consistent with and that does bring? What flexibility do you give yourself, and does that in fact form one of your strategies?