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?
I only do what I want to do
I consider myself an expert at JOMO, having been a practitioner for many years. Recently, I’ve evolved to use the phrase: “I only do what…
Declaring a commitment
What could you do more of to start 2022, what could you declare a commitment to do? It could be in your leadership of self,…
The Player of Games
So, for your weekend, first please read Tim’s blog and consider where you can find both Flow and Mindfulness for yourself, then, if that includes…
The silence was louder than noise
As I walked, I started listening to a novel, and within a few pages a line jumped out at me: the silence was louder than…
Start the year by taking the time to think
The week between Christmas and New Year creates space to think, particularly about your business in 2022.
Shifting my Context from LEADERSHIP to INSIGHT
In 2022, the Context and the focus for myself and those who choose to work with me will be on INSIGHT.
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?”.