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.
Invest in your Foundations
What do you need for your foundations, and could you focus more on how and what you invest in them? This week I travelled to Scotland for what has become one of my favourite things to do, to meet with a group of long-time friends for dinner and conversation, something...
Invest in your Foundations
What do you need for your foundations, and could you focus more on how and what you invest in them?
The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve
The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.
Being a Coach, not doing Coaching
The journey of learning as a coach is ongoing, we practice, we never attain full mastery. The distinction is between BEING a Coach and DOING…
Responding to misfortune with gratitude
When some misfortune strikes, choosing an “attitude of gratitude” serves me very well in supporting my wellbeing.
What idea are you focussed on right now?
I found it valuable to turn my attention to what I am focussed on as themes right now, so sharing that question for you. What…
Want great long term returns? Invest in being Diverse by Design
Truly embracing and being a diverse organisation at all levels of your business is an investment in being anti-fragile.
Sunday movie fan post – your favourite film trilogy?
A few thoughts on what I feel is one of the top three film trilogies, the others being Star Wars and The Godfather.
Are you willing to accept lower profits to be anti-fragile?
Resilience is to have minimal impact at times of “disorder”, whereas an anti-fragile organisation actively benefits from times of disorder.
A reminder to pause
I have to shuffle everything back, some of which will be a hassle and additional cost, not to mention time to me and the other…
Elite Mindset – Curiosity
One key attribute I see is an innate and insatiable curiosity. If you search this site for the term “curiosity”, you will find pages of…
Hold your thoughts lightly
When challenging events occur, how do we respond? Do we allow our thoughts to take over, to spin us into anxiety, overwhelm, even paralysis of…
Bring awareness to five management skills
A simple model to bring awareness to five management skills that we use instinctively, but in understanding these distinctly we can choose which to use.
Practicing Equanimity
Equanimity and our ability to maintain it can be built upon layer by layer, enabling us to remain calm in the face of any storms…