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.
Life is so subtle sometimes
Life is so subtle sometimes that you barely notice yourself walking through the doors you once prayed would open. I've always moved through life wanting to make a difference, as captured in my purpose statement of MakingPotentialPossible. Of course, on many occasions...
Life is so subtle sometimes
Life is so subtle sometimes that you barely notice yourself walking through the doors you once prayed would open.
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…
Citizens: Doing something so big we need others to help us
This week’s #WhatComesNextLive guest was Jon Alexander, author of the soon to be released book “Citizens”.
Time to change what “winning” means in the game we call business
The "scale for impact" model, from the post "Leading from Purpose" ..the game we’re playing is by design failing people. And I am angry. At the person who tells me ‘competition in the market will sort it’. At the person who tells me ‘it’s too risky to serve...
Be careful of what you read into data
Today a story to remind us to be careful of what we read into data. It also serves as a reminder that "you cannot eliminate your biases" (an article I wrote some time ago on the topic of heuristics) and therefore how vitally important it is to develop strategies to...
Apple’s Philosophy: Empathy, Focus, Impute
Today a guest post from my dear friend and close colleague Alan Wick. Before that, though, a strong recommendation for his programme "The Business of Business". Alan's Purpose is "to inspire entrepreneurs who love what they do", and to this end, he launched this...
Babies are born with only one fear (and what that can teach leaders)
Babies are born with only one fear. A thought for this Sunday morning post. Do you know what that fear is? It is the fear of falling. As soon as I say this, people remember carrying a baby one time when they tripped and stumbled. A baby will always automatically tense...
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." - Benjamin Franklin One of the most treasured of all institutions in the UK and the crowning achievement and legacy of the post-WWII period known as "the post-war consensus": To some extent the Second World War...