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.
How to be a Superforecaster
Would you bet your house on which song would win the Eurovision Contest? Someone once did, and Tim Harford used this story for one of his Cautionary Tales podcasts to take about the idea of Superforecasting, as developed by Phillip Tetlock. If you would like to be a...
How to be a Superforecaster
Regular readers will know that I write often about these and related topics. Am I a Superforecaster myself?
I just know that something good is going to happen
I just know that something good is going to happen, and I wish that for you and those you lead too!
See the beauty of all before you
I stopped to take the picture above of this, one of my favourite buildings in London, in all of its brutalist beauty.
Be More
A motto to live by taught to me by my late mentor Ed Percival is “Be More You”. I continue to aspire to live that,…
Let us be more aware of our impact on the planet
I am asking each of us to be more aware of the impact on the planet of those choices.
Find the balance of Virtual and Reality
Musing on “Virtual and Reality” and which works for us in different ways, at different times and for different purposes.
How sure are you?
A tiny language tip for you when leading a conversation. Instead of asking “are you sure?”, instead ask “how sure are you?”.
Feel what you feel
One thing I have learned in years of coaching is that the first thing to do when we feel something is allow ourselves to feel…
Reverse logic – get a Gas Guzzler
I love reverse logic and I love getting a deal. I think, then, that I will keep driving low mileages in my economical petrol car.
Christmas, tradition, making changes
Christmas is a time of traditions for every family, things are done a certain way year after year after year and there is much to…
Do one thing differently or one different thing today
Innovation is simply doing different things and doing things differently.
Will you have a regenerative holiday break?
For Christmas Day, I ask you to consider if you can have a regenerative holiday break rather than simply a sustainable one?
JOMO and end of year reading
Whilst some people suffer FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), I am the opposite, I embrace JOMO (Joy of Missing Out).