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.
Blinding Flashes of the Obvious
Today I am reminded of the power of capturing learnings in different ways. This week I ran a team offsite for a client and felt to ask them to check in after a full morning session by individually thinking of and then sharing three things they had picked up from the...
Blinding Flashes of the Obvious
Today I am reminded of the power of capturing learnings in different ways. Blinding Flash of the Obvious (or “BFO”).
How do you like them (bitcoin) tulips ?
Bitcoin, Dr Doom, Tulips, Good Will Hunting all in one post…
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
What does great look like? A one page strategy….
Purpose, work, gifts, sharing
“The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your…
Smashing Paradigms – Ellen
The words of the brave and inspiring Dr Taylor Burrowes on the inspiration and bravery of Ellen DeGeneres
To stay ahead of AI, teach our kids to play sports
Some thoughts on changing education, inspired by Jack Ma and Sir Ken Robinson
Movies with Meaning – The Meaning of Time – continued
Three more movies putting a twist on our lives, so changing the meaning of time, past, present and future.
Writing I Love – “their finest hour”
The stoic who changed the course of 20th century history.
Wisdom – “What makes a Masterpiece?”
“Keep words of wisdom concise, short and sweet”
If I’d had more time….
If you had more time, would you create more, or create less and make it of more value? Who did you learn this from anyway?
Humble Leadership – “that’s family business”
Who is the greatest Basketball team ever and what can leaders learn from them ?
Smashing Paradigms – #TheFutureIsFemale
Jack Ma and Marla Dukharan inspiring and teaching us about the balance of IQ, EQ and LQ. Female leaders are the future!
Calvin and Hobbes – Leadership Wisdom
“Management is about DOING, but Leadership is about BEING”