My Library
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.
Speak it into reality
A friend has a passion project they are greatly focussed on. They have done much work on it to get ready to go, they now need the funds to turn it into reality. When they showed me the project, I then asked them how much funding they would need to make it happen. $10m...
Speak it into reality
“What are you doing to speak this into reality?” in terms of raising those funds. Their answer indicated that they could talk about it more.
Be a thermostat, not a thermometer
At times of crisis, a key role for a leader is to set the tone. Be a thermostat, not a thermometer. Yesterday I shared a press conference by Governor Andrew Cuomo in: "Love Wins". Today a video from my friend and business hero Chip Conley from a blog he wrote...
Love Wins
"At the end of the day my friends, even if it is a long day, and this is a long day, love wins. Always. And it will win again, through this virus"Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, Saturday March 28, 2020 This morning, at the start of another week, simply sharing a...
People Say Nothing Is Impossible
People Say Nothing Is Impossible, But I Do Nothing Every Day Over the last two weeks of acting on instinct and flipping to opening the diary to offer crisis leadership support, somehow I had over sixty zoom meetings. It has been "purpose-full", fulfilling, energising...
For when you are ready to change your perspective
For when you may feel ready to change your perspective, today I share with you a piece of beautiful and soothing wisdom from the wonderful Alan Watts. As I have been writing about and also advising others to do, at this time many of us remain focussed on the present...
Focus forwards
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
Focus on what’s next
At times of crisis, a simple piece of advice is to focus on what's next. One day at a time, one step at a time. Focus simply on what's next. We are in a time of uncertainty, so focus on what's next as none of us know the answer to "how long will this last?". Now I...
Here it is, your moment of Zen
For years I loved to watch "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", which for year after year skewered political idiocy, making serious points with great humour. Every show then finished with Jon saying "here it is, your moment of zen", followed by a short random funny...
Narrow your Focus
In supporting CEOs I have always encouraged being disciplined to have a "one-line job description" of "Keeper of the Vision". That means allowing others to run the business, with the focus of the CEO is purely on ensuring everyone is moving in the right direction...
Own your feelings so that you can act from a place of choice
Viktor Frankl's wisdom, from "Man's Search for Meaning" Over the last week and more, in response to our new global VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) environment, I have shifted my time to give to the community by supporting leaders through zoom meetings,...
Crisis Leaders Rise to the Occasion
Leaders look at a crisis as an opportunity to rise to the occasion. When this is over, and it will be over, we want to look back at this moment and remember the many small acts of kindness done by us and to us.We want to look back this time and remember how we thought...
Create your future story now
On a Zoom Meeting yesterday morning with a brilliant and valued friend in Scotland, we both agreed that this is a time for businesses to focus on simply being there for their clients and customers, and to do this from the power of coming from their Purpose and Values....
Social Distancing – keep up Social Connection
The image above is from a blog last week from the amazing Maff Potts of Camerados, who wrote on: "When hugs are banned - when the world finally noticed social distancing". I saw Maff speak at Meaning Conference last year and love what he does. The Camerados movement...