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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.

Make it crazy to choose anything else

Make it crazy to choose anything else

Yes, two days of Rory Sutherland tips in a row. At Kilkenomics, Rory did both apologise in advance for saying he’d tell one or two stories that many would have heard him tell before, but also joked that not telling some of them would be like The Eagles not playing...

Curiosity + Openness = Serendipity

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

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

Learning Balance

A personal and quite pensive post of lessons I learned around finding balance in life and work.

My kind of people

My kind of people

People who get excited about stars, moon and sunset are my kind of people. Think of a few things you have been present to in…

Practice deep play

Practice deep play

Winston Churchill, on the importance of what I would call deep play. He himself focussed on painting for this.