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.
Where much of what we accumulated dissolves
At the TED Talks in April 2023, Chip Conley gave a short talk on "An alternative to the "midlife crisis"", three minutes encouraging us to look differently at our life stages in the modern world, one where longevity is such that life now can have multiple stages,...
Where much of what we accumulated dissolves
If you are at the stage of life where you have the choice to let much of what you have accumulated to dissolve, I encourage…
I don’t understand
Have you ever been presenting to a group and asked “does everyone understand?” and got a sea of blank faces?
Do you love Mondays?
Though Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats had their biggest hit with “I Don’t Like Mondays”, I don’t agree.
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
I wanted to head out on Sunday, so how to take these challenges and turn them into opportunities? How to turn “lemons into lemonade”?
Music as part of our emotional toolbox
Music should provide us with “an emotional toolbox” to which we can turn at different moments of our lives.
Triangulate insights but don’t get in a triangle
I can “triangulate” to see insights that go beyond any individual or individual’s context or situation and so further support the entire organisation.
Over-communicate your message
Build a cohesive leadership team, create and over-communicate organisational clarity. Reinforce Organisational Clarity though Human Systems.
Time blindness and the power of presence
Time blindness and the power of presence: a look at how we can learn from neurodiverse prioritisation based on interest rather than importance.
Can you imagine a Blues Club with only white musicians?
A Blues Club with only white musicians is going to be limited in the musical variety and influences they bring to the audience.
In defence of non-interactive media
Whether a walk in nature, reading a book, watching a movie or any other of the wide variety of non-interactive media that are out there.
What a difference a day can make
I nearly used an image of my Wordle effort from today as a follow on from yesterday's post "I find being patient hard sometimes", where I shared my poor effort as an example of how I was struggling that day. Any slightly astute reader (and all my regular readers are...
I find being patient hard sometimes
I simply need to be patient. As the saying goes, “everything will be ok in the end, if it is not ok, it’s not the…
Going beyond genius by making it simple
I love to share what I learn and hope this story can help you unlock your own genius then take it up to the top…