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.
Time for a winter pause
Good morning to one and all, I hope you are all switching off for a few days for the holiday season. I'm taking an extended pause for the next month. I might "pop in" with the odd post here and there, but the rhythm and I shall be pausing my structure of daily posts....
Time for a winter pause
Learn to pause, or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.
The formula for success
The formula for success is the courage to start, the discipline to focus, the confidence to figure it out, the patience to know progress is…
Learning from the failure of HS2
This week the UK Prime Minister announced that HS2, the high speed rail line was effectively being cancelled. What could we learn from the failure…
Life needs more Art
Sometimes art simply stops me in my tracks and I must pause and take it in. That art can be visual, audio, or it can…
Easing back in to things
I took a relaxed trip to France to visit family and to simply chill. Today I’m back home and easing back into things gently.
I’m out of office.. fully
No, I won’t use the out-of-office email message above, one I featured in a post three years or so ago called “Why do people set…
Join me at my favourite event!
Kilkenomics is my favourite event, full of amazing people and ideas, with a great atmosphere.
Calling Cayman Leaders
We are looking for Cayman leaders whose “What’s Next?” is to lead brave and massive change for yourself, your business, your organisation, our country.
Slower in September
I began September with the Craigberoch Decelerator on the Isle of Bute. September, therefore is both slow and full for me.
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional
“Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional!”, or even “the idea is to die young as old as possible”. Words to live by!
Leadership sin cera
Leadership sin cera is therefore sincere and authentic above all.
Who am I right now?
I love this distinction. An attempt at putting this into English might be to say “I am currently”, or “right now I am”.
What possibilities may lie beyond resistance?
I had worked through any resistance I had. I even have a phrase for this that popped into my head: “What possibilities may lie beyond…