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.
Quality and getting the right clients
This week I have had two of the best trades businesses I have ever worked with at my house at the same time. First, our garden and patio are being completely re-done by a Landscaping business. Second, mid-way through the week, our Decorators have come in to redecorate...
Quality and getting the right clients
Whilst those stories of coming behind lower quality work and fixing it to their high standards are good and also entertaining (!), what is even…
Guest Post: Referendum Thoughts (Remastered)
This photo is of the three bridges across the River Forth outside Edinburgh. Furthest away is the seminal Forth (rail) Bridge, nearest is the brand new Queensferry Crossing, which somewhat hides the Forth Road Bridge, opened in 1964. At that time it was the first...
Want to magically increase your performance? Sleep
"Sleep is a natural performance enhancing drug. Tragic how many people think they can get by on 7 hours or less." @DHH My two oldest sons were elite swimmers. As teenagers then university students, it may have seemed to outside observers that they were...
Without Context, Data is simply Noise
Data = Noise Data + Context = Information Experimentation + Error = Experience Information + Experience = Knowledge Knowledge + Humility = Wisdom Recently Fergus Connolly posted this on Twitter. I love following learnings on elite performance in sport and Fergus is an...
Clarity
Take a look at the right forearm of this swimmer. One word, written in marker pen: CLARITY This photo popped up this week as a Facebook memory for me from several years ago when this particular swimmer was at an international meet looking to make a time that would...
The market for something to believe in is infinite
The market for something to believe in is infinite. Yesterday I had one of my regular catch up calls with my friend Bruce Peters. In life, I love deep conversations that get to the heart of things. Every time I talk to Bruce we uncover new things that get to the heart...
The tyranny of the blank page
What happens when one faces the "blank page"? Specifically, what do you do when you are faced with that "blank screen" when you just don’t know what to do next? At well over 600 daily posts on this site since I started that discipline, most days I love to write, some...
10 days and such a difference
Remarking on the difference time and travel can make in our energy. As I arrived in Grenada I was met by friends who introduced me to the wonders of Clarke's Court 138 proof white rum mixed with Ting at the outdoor bar outside the airport. 10 days later, as I got...
Presence in the water
How often are we truly present. Remember to keep the presence of mind in beautiful places, such as out in the water. Treading water in the Caribbean sea. Nowhere to be, nothing to do. First time I've done that in a long time. Realised in the moment that I wouldn't...
It takes more than awareness to lead to action
It takes more than awareness to lead to action. It takes that continuous and iterative process of alignment and engagement to lead to enrolment. Another short blog from Seth this week: Awareness or action? Some projects suffer from a lack of awareness. If only more...
The power of an upwards spiral
A spiral of openness and trust spiral, where both elements feed each other to higher and higher heights. Trust is at the core of all relationships. My underlying theme on this site I call #OpenLeadership, as being Open is at the heart of what I see as the new paradigm...
Horizontal Leadership
Horizontal Leadership is leading in an inclusive, empowered and trusting way. Sometime over this summer, I will collate some key blog posts and models under a header of #OpenLeadership as a tab on this site. Open Leadership is a move beyond command and control, a move...
Business is simple, people are complex
Business is simple, people are complex This phrase is one I used a lot in working with leaders around transformative change. Business can be boiled down to numbers, process, metrics, budgets. Business can be complicated, but it can also be understood, so distilled to...