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.
If your job is stealing ideas…
If your job is stealing ideas... ...it helps to be surrounded by interesting people from everywhere I love this line from Simon Kuper of the FT, within a broader paragraph, itself within a long piece called "How I made my perfect office", about his "work apartment" in...
If your job is stealing ideas…
If your job is stealing ideas…it helps to be surrounded by interesting people from everywhere.
Petrichor – How our environment can impact us
Petrichor - the smell after rain hits dry ground From the Greek, Petros, meaning stone, and Ichor, meaning “the fluid that flows from the veins of the gods” Today my mind goes to this beautiful word, and, inspired by the word, also to how I felt after the rain came...
Winning at Halftime
Today a guest post from Bruce Peters of Beyond Teal, who is based in upstate New York. His post is on leadership lessons from elite sports, a recurring theme on this site. Thank you to Bruce for allowing me to share this with you here. Bruce is a remarkable human...
Patience – “Whit’s fur ye’ll no go by ye”
Some Scots for you in the title today. “Whit’s fur ye’ll no go by ye” Translation: What's for you will not go by you. My Scots grandmother or, in more recent times, a dear friend (also Scots, naturally!) would use this to remind me to have patience, to relax, to be...
We can all be brave leaders through our individual actions
Today I woke up to see this story of a 21 year old Swedish woman taking a stand against deportation of an Afghan from her country by standing up to prevent her flight from departing. Her name is Elin Errson, and she literally took a stand for what she believed to be...
Open Leadership – Being Human
This is a repost and update of one of my earliest posts on this site, "Presence…and Vulnerability". Why a repost? My current musing is on Romance, Beauty and business. Yesterday's post, inspired by the "Business Romantic", Tim Leberecht, had me think about being human...
Romantic and Beautiful Business
So, the last two articles I wrote here have mused on romance, idealism, romanticism and magical reality. Leadership: Romance, Life in Full Colour and Magical Reality Life in Full Colour - Cry, Heart, But Never Break In (so far) nearly 300 daily articles on this site,...
Life in Full Colour – Cry, Heart, But Never Break
I believe the future of leadership is #OpenLeadership and self-knowledge is a key part of the foundation to this, so sometimes I step into choosing to share where I am on life's journey and what I am musing on. Specifically, I am musing yesterday and today on the...
Leadership: Romance, Life in Full Colour and Magical Reality
Today I'll muse on life, art and how what I have learned links to leadership in business. Romantic Idealism. First, I'll look being a romantic and idealism in leadership. Next, I'll explore what I mean by "Life in Full Colour" and then taking risks in leadership....
Stretch but don’t break – and watch Nanette
"A leader is someone others choose to follow" ~ (me) People follow leaders who are "keepers of the vision" and who create and maintain a space where people feel inspired and also stretched to be their best to be part of achieving that vision. What if, however, a...
Modern Elder Academy – apply now !
Modern Elder Academy – apply now ! Join @chipconley and the faculty and be among the first leaders to experience this. Act now, space is…
Onlyness and Chip Conley
In the last year, I've had the opportunity to talk to several thought leaders, speakers, writers who I have very much admired and respected for many years. Two of those people are Nilofer Merchant and Chip Conley. Nilofer I just talked to for the first time recently,...
Create Serendipity
Are you or your business lucky ? do you benefit or suffer from coincidences? I don't believe in luck, I believe in serendipity. Serendipity is not luck, it is not coincidence. Serendipity is something you can choose to create for yourself and in the way you lead and...