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.
Be Ready for Open Leadership
This is a timely repost of my evergreen article on Open Leadership to pay tribute to a true Open Leader: Gord Johnston, CEO of Stantec, who was recently recognised as CEO of the Year in Canada. Gord epitomises the characteristics of #OpenLeadership, and it has been a...
Be Ready for Open Leadership
This is a timely repost of my evergreen article on Open Leadership to pay tribute to a true Open Leader: Gord Johnston, CEO of Stantec.
Life is so subtle sometimes
Life is so subtle sometimes that you barely notice yourself walking through the doors you once prayed would open.
Elite Lessons – Leading Change
He sees a vision for change, is committed to it, knows he needs to talk to everyone in the business.
The Quieter You Become, The More You Can Hear
The title that Chip Conley gave to a recent blog post jumped out at me: “The Quieter You Become, The More You Can Hear”.
How to be a Superforecaster
Regular readers will know that I write often about these and related topics. Am I a Superforecaster myself?
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…
Make it crazy to choose anything else
What would we need to do to make it crazy to choose any alternative to going by train?
Test stupid things
One gem he noted was the importance of allowing ourselves to “test stupid things”, don’t just test the things we are pretty sure will work.
Do not turn off your instincts
When we are taught the “rules” of economics we are told to “turn off your instincts” and act as if those rules always apply, always…
Listen to the poets
David McWilliams’s core message is “Listen to the Poets, not economists like me”, so I smile noting I’m in Kilkenny at Kilkenomics, listening to economists!
The craic will be mighty!
The craic will be mighty!
Land the plane
Consider how different your experience of the world might be if you engaged in every activity with the attention you might give to landing a…
Be Curious and Learn Widely
Learning widely aids the ability to both imagine and to connect the dots. To be imaginative takes a variety of thinking and voracious curiosity in…