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.
Slower than a Sloth
I’ve found my spirit animal, the Costa Rican two-toed sloth. My North Star to begin 2024 is “Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens”, and I started the year with a long break. Am now 1500m up in the cloud forest in Costa Rica and have slowed down to the pace of a sloth. The...
Slower than a Sloth
I’ve found my spirit animal, the Costa Rican two-toed sloth. My North Star to begin 2024 is “Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens”, and I started the…
Everything is Interconnected
A concise definition of Complexity Leadership: Everything is interconnected, and it is all about relationships.
The best teams make more mistakes
The best teams make more mistakes. We must be unafraid to admit mistakes and to commit to improve in the future.
Innovation Inbuilt
Read the small print on the bottom right of this screenshot. 1,725 units built in 40 weeks. That’s two high-rise towers, the taller being 45 storeys…
What does it mean to be a Coach?
A Coach sees the Creator essence in those they support and holds them as ultimately resourceful and resilient.
Loving Complexity
I love complexity and so listen for what is at the heart of the problem a client talks about, which then always seems to help…
Simple Relaxation
Led by our “relaxation guru” we promoted “simple relaxation” everywhere and with everything, including cards we randomly put in every guest room.
My most read posts this year
Sharing the five posts from those thousands of posts that have generated the most visits from around the world so far this year.
Presence and a London Pause
I had taken a moment for presence, a “London Pause”. I sense this will become a theme for me and I love that.
One more secret to success
One more secret to success, though, is love. If business leaders recognised the power of love in business more, they would surely focus more on it.
Balancing Complexity and Simplicity
Balancing between complexity and simplicity allows me both to feel balanced and also to do my best work when I move back into that complexity…
The perfect creative brief
“I’m looking for a really big hit for Aretha, How about writing a song called ‘Natural Woman?’” This is probably the best creative brief I…
Simplicity, Innovation and Art
Simplicity, Innovation and Art. This picture eloquently demonstrates all of these things and more.