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.
Physics, Biology, Economics and Leadership
Physics is top-down, Biology is bottom-up This line struck me in the panel discussion on "Evolutionary Economics", which discussed how Economics was closely linked to Biology in the 1980s, however over the last century or so, it has felt more closely linked to...
Physics, Biology, Economics and Leadership
In Economics, this falls squarely into the field of Behavioural Economics, and I hold Rory Sutherland and his way of thinking about the world in…
Elite Mindset – #OpenLeadership – learn from the Stoics
The more I learn, the further back into history I often go to learn from the ancients, including Buddhism, the Tao, Sufism and the Stoics.
The more I am absent the more I am present
One thought that flowed from me as we spoke was about the art of listening and being present: The more I am absent the more…
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasures you seek
(c) Sketchplanations This is the time of year when many of us take time to relax, and with that, watch movies classic and new. Many of the greatest movies of the last few decades owe much to Joseph Campbell and the hero's journey, as I wrote about in: "The Hero’s...
Thank your teachers
I am grateful for my teachers, for those who have taught of my sons, and for all teachers who seek to see the spark in…
When you are interested everyone is interesting
I think it’s interest and care. I’m interested in whoever I’m speaking to. I care.
Ladies and gentlemen…the weekend
I simply give you one of the gifts of Twitter, an account that exists simply to tweet this reminder: Ladies and gentlemen, the weekend.
Elite Mindset – Leading with Belief
Belief influences our feelings, behaviours and actions. They guide our decisions. In this way, they determine our effectiveness as leaders.
In the face of Omicron uncertainty, focus on resilience
The spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus is probably the most significant threat we’ve had since the start of the pandemic.
Elite Mindset – Be Connective
Knee joint with the ACL in the centre Muscles are our strength but we can only use them fully when we also focus on our Connective Tissue About 35 years ago, my life largely revolved around playing Basketball (with a little study and work in there somewhere!). At that...
Flowing with the flow
You know the phrase: "Going with the Flow"? Yesterday I felt like I was "flowing with the flow", allowing myself to be relaxed while various setbacks happened on a travel day, then seeking to "guide" the flow only subtly. My day was a regular monthly trip by train for...
Half of all five-year-olds today will live to 100
Half of all five-year-olds alive today (in the USA) will live to 100.from a recent Modern Elder Academy email Thought-provoking demographic factoid, huh? While we become more aware of such increasing active longevity decades in the "developed" world, last week I was...
Share your brilliance
Aside from my core client work (see my home page at tommccallum.com which shows the type of people I love to work with), I also mentor a number of individuals and businesses. Last week, in a mentoring session for two young people with a small local business, we agreed...