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.
Would you WNH?
Would you WNH? "Work Near Home" is an idea I've been thinking about for some years and is waiting to happen, particularly in commuter towns (and as I live at the edge of London, that is the area I am thinking of first). Already we see more and more people commuting...
Would you WNH?
Would you WNH – Work Near Home. An idea I’ve been thinking about for some years and is waiting to happen, particularly in commuter towns.
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...
Curiosity + Openness = Serendipity
Yesterday I had a wonderful LunchClub conversation that ranged widely. As I listened, I realised that I could connect that person with numerous individuals from outside their existing networks with whom they could explore further on various topics. Earlier this week I...
My Carbon Footprint hypocrisy
How much focus do we each pay to our carbon footprint? I would say that I feel more of us are caring about this, and, since COP26 in Glasgow, paying specific attention to how many tonnes of CO2 we contribute each year. in addition, friends know me to be relatively...
Learning Balance
A personal and quite pensive post of lessons I learned around finding balance in life and work.
Elite Mindset – make time to then choose Intellect over Effort
I always recommend for leaders to take time to focus on the “M” in the formula above, to take time out from their busy schedule…
Elite Mindset – Be as curious as a Dog
Be as curious as a dog. To a dog every moment is confusing, every moment is like “I don’t know what is going on here,…
Elite Mindset – listen to your internal music
Their creative process is dominated by external noise as opposed to internal music. I love to listen and learn!