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.
Technology ten times more valuable than gold
Gold, the original "precious" metal is priced at around £50 per gramme, so 2g of Gold would cost you c£100. The picture above is of a tiny device weighing only 2.1g and costing more than ten times the price of gold per gramme. I just bought two of these, paying not...
Technology ten times more valuable than gold
What technology do you have that is worth more than gold? A relaxing conversation was truly a relaxed conversation. Priceless.
Ask for help
I have learned that the more successful an individual is the more open they are to being open and curious to learning, and to ask…
Everything will be alright in the end
“Everything will be alright in the end and, if it isn’t alright, it’s not the end.” – Mark Kermode
Slow motion multi-tasking revisited
I have spent a lot of time connecting the dots for many learnings applicable to business, truly multi-tasking in slow motion over many years.
That seems so obvious…now
One of the things I love most once an idea has emerged from a conversation with a client is when I hear them say: that…
Accepting what is
I’ll take today as it comes, “Accepting what is” and moving forwards. Likely the most I will do is go for a walk.
Elite Lessons: Anthony Bourdain – Be Open
Anthony Bourdain absolutely felt that eating and drinking with people, and sitting down to “break bread” was one of our key reasons for being.
Leadership, vulnerability and the wildness and preciousness of life
Today is a guest post from Melissa Case: Leadership, vulnerability, and the wildness and preciousness of life.
Alchemy and Competitive Advantage through Flexible Working
Now that flexible working has also become publicly known, it has suddenly become a bargaining chip for employees.
Working with cycles in life, work, business
I hope this post gives you pause to look at the cycles in your own life and work and which ones you can then choose…
Smashing Paradigms – the Five Day working week
Perhaps the standard of a five-day work week in the office will later come to be seen as a paradigm that was smashed as it…
What Paradigm could you Smash?
I encourage you to consider what paradigm you could smash, using a recent example of a smashed paradigm.
Bring chicken stock
Being brought chicken stock was a gift of abundance and friendship for which I am most grateful.