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.
Do not turn off your instincts
11 panel discussions in 30 hours at Kilkenomics. So many brilliant speakers. So many ideas. So many dots to connect. One idea for now from Isabella Weber, an economist bringing forward new ideas to a field often sorely lacking in them. She noted that when we are...
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…
Cow therapy
Hi. I'm back, five days after my last post.As I noted in my last post, I took a break last weekend to go to Scotland and visit family and friends. It felt a lot longer than four days away, yet in a good way. They say "a change is as good as a rest", so though it felt...
Taking a break
This is a daily blog, daily. For nearly four years, over 1400 posts, I posted every day. Every single day. In late September this year, I chose to pause the blog for a week while I went on a holiday to "switch off". I talk to all of my clients about how they show up...
What’s best for…?
Cop26 WIth Cop26 in the forefront right now, recently I joined a Tortoise ThinkIn on the Cop 26 "Transport Day" that was titled "Too slow, too many cars". "Great!", I thought, it will talk about the need to reduce car journeys and so car use, ownership, emissions and...
Do not feel absolutely certain of anything
Bertrand Russell, philosopher and polymath, gave us ten commandments supplemental to those from the Bible: Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.Do not think it worthwhile to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.Never try to...
Be Passionately Curious, Add Value
Yesterday I finished a client meeting early, but my first train on the journey back only runs once an hour, so I got in a cab at the local train station for the ride to the mainline station to catch the next train back to London. The driver immediately asked if I'd...
Integrity is also doing the right thing when everyone is watching
This morning I am travelling to meet a client, which means trains and tubes (London Underground), as well as walking into and around cafes and restaurants. Wearing masks has dropped right away in the UK. It seems that people follow social norms, so as more people...
Be imperturbable
Ataraxia: at·a·rax·ia (n.): "A Greek term, in which one is imperturbable, full of lucid equanimity and feeling free; tranquility or untroubled mind.” Ataraxia is a new word to me and one I already love. Thanks to Chip Conley and Christine Sperber of Modern...
Ironing, On the Edge
Where I Iron 😉 I moved to Cayman aged 24 on my own, thousands of miles from family, friends and the familiar. It was wonderful, I threw myself into work, sports, meeting new people, learning about my new home. At the same time, sometimes it felt a little...
Be Curious and Abundant and then find others like you
If you had to connect two people on the basis of ONE thing they had in common, and success would be they they REALLY got on... What would be the one thing? Food? Friend? Team? Faith? Pet hate? Band? Or something completely different?Oli Barrett this week on Twitter I...
Filling My Cup
John Amaechi I find short winter days difficult. Do you? Last Sunday in the UK the clocks changed. After living most of my adult life in Cayman, I still sometimes struggle with UK weather having lived here for a few years now. More than the weather, though, I struggle...
If you can see the future, what will you do now?
If you take time to look into the future, what then will you choose to do now in order to make that a reality, an…
Leaders ask the right questions
The role of the modern CEO is not to have the right answers, but to ask the right questions and trust the team and the…