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.
Be unfettered by conventional thinking
Two days in a row I share some thoughts of Charlie Munger. I could do so for many days in a row, but two in a row it is (so far!). In the piece by The Economist this week to honour Charlie Munger, they noted that his biographer, Janet Lowe, noted these four qualities:...
Be unfettered by conventional thinking
I do hope to be remembered as being “unfettered by conventional thinking”, what a wonderful way to be thought of!
Having a strong base
It is good that you had a strong base: reconnect to the work quickly due to having a solid foundation of work on my core…
Sometimes it feels hard to slow down
I often remind clients in senior leadership positions that “the less you do the more valuable you are to your business.”
The increasing irrelevance of nation states
As global trends continue, we must ultimately consider the relevance of nation-states.
Is not experiencing fear or stress my superpower?
Living in the absence of fear, stress, and anxiety is very powerful and a superpower that many people do not possess.
What’s for you will not go by you
The translation of that Scots phrase is “what’s for you will not go by you” and I am reminded of this as I am currently…
Live life forwards
It is important to understand the past and its impact on the present, then let us live life forwards.
Giving experiences rather than gifts
Over time I have become less and less interested in material possessions and more and more focused on experiences.
It is what it is and Response-ability
I have, over the years, become more and more practiced about events I have no control over. In short, I can take “response-ability”.
A Recurring Theme – Recognition
Recognition: where the conversation typically is about people feeling they should be paid more.
Elite Lessons: Be running your own Inner Game
Choose your own inner game to run, particularly in environments where you are not being stretched in what you are doing.
Who am I?
This post is apropos nothing other than that I am musing on this topic, and perhaps in sharing this it may help you consider “who…
Instinct, buying a house and Think Feel Know
As to leadership and business learnings, “Think Feel Know” is one of the most powerful indicator tools I have ever worked with.