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.
Where did the time go?
Today we have now moved into August and I had a moment of "Where did the time go?". In a few days, it will have been four months since I moved into this house and that feels at once like the time has flown by whilst also feeling like it is dragging, as the constant...
Where did the time go?
Today we have now moved into August and I had a moment of “Where did the time go?”.
Humility and what we choose to ground us
Humility and what we choose to ground us. Ancient poetry is one for me, and you?
Hope is an action
"I know in times like this you feel it doesn’t make a difference but keep showing up because hope is an action." ~ Florence Welch Sometimes a single line can move one person or many. Last week I joined 20,000 or so people to see Florence and the Machine perform at the...
Tranquility or Adventure?
Tranquility or Adventure? How will you choose to acknowledge your team this year?
Solitude in Leadership
As I've written about in several of my last few articles, Alan Moore and I have dropped a pebble in a pond around the idea of Beautiful Leadership, now we shall see what ripples form from the beginning of the "Beautiful Gathering" retreat we recently hosted. That...
Listening for energy
Listening for energy. Tai Jin, one of your most powerful tools to develop as a leader.
PUSH and PULL, finding the right balance
As leaders, sometimes we push ourselves hard. Work hard, be busy, lead by example etc. We often then push our people to think, decide, do, deliver. In the #OpenLeadership model, I refer to this as #Warrior mode. It can work for a time yet ultimately depletes others....
Say it out loud
This photo is of Dr Taylor Burrowes giving her TEDx Talk in Cayman in April 2014. I thought of Taylor today, somehow inspired by David Ross, a renaissance Kilmarnock man who posts every morning on Twitter as he wakes up about his face, hair and voice. Up. Face like an...
Be brave enough to keep it simple
Be brave enough to keep it simple. How can you be brave enough to get your entire strategy down to a few words. Sharing my…
Simple, but not easy
"It's simple, but not easy" Yesterday I wrote "To be truly radical is to make hope possible", and closed that post by saying today I'd write a little about what it takes for radical change. I love radical change, transformative and brave. Incremental change is...
To be truly radical is to make hope possible
"to be truly radical is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing" ~ Raymond Williams Last week I was at the annual Meaning Conference in Brighton, which has the tagline "Meaning connects and inspires the people who believe in better business." At the...
Simplicity on the other side of complexity
"I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" ~ Leonardo Da Vinci I was recently asked to...
My religion is kindness
My religion is kindness. #OpenLeadership from a place of such restorative thought. Today’s post inspired by @TaraBrach and @Alansmlxl