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.
Continued Cascading Leadership
Inspiration is nothing with Application Engage, Align, Enrol your people to Lead Change Cascading Leadership At times of great stress or political turmoil, ‘strongman’ autocratic leaders will always move to the fore, as their superficial presentation of action and...
Continued Cascading Leadership
Cascading Leadership is a sustainable, trust-based approach that replaces top-down control with iterative engagement and alignment across an organisation.
SCARF and understanding the needs of others
Reflecting on Perpetua Neo’s “This is What Matters,” the SCARF model unveils psychological safety needs, offering a powerful leadership tool.
Take a simple idea and take it seriously
Yes, three posts in a week inspired by Charlie Munger, who said: “Take a simple idea and take it seriously”
If in doubt, make it shorter
Power lies in brevity. If in doubt, make it shorter. A concise message can be remarkably potent and impactful.
Inspiration is building
I follow energy often in terms of what I do, and decisions I make, and now I am feeling inspiration building up in me to…
Joy and wonder through untranslatable words
I simply love untranslatable words, by which I mean both words that have meanings that cannot readily be simplified in definition, and also words from…
Be unfettered by conventional thinking
I do hope to be remembered as being “unfettered by conventional thinking”, what a wonderful way to be thought of!
Get rich slowly
The desire to get rich fast is pretty dangerous. Get rich slowly, instead.
Introversion and making myself go to events
I’m pretty introverted, so going to busy events (including the trip out, busy stations, trains, tubes etc) is something I have to push myself to…
Writing helps you to understand what you think
If we see the benefit in writing, then we encourage those who do want to understand what they think to be careful in their use…
Who would you choose to break you out of prison?
If unsure who to work with, pick the person that has the best chances of breaking you out of a 3rd world prison.
What if universities stopped giving exams?
What if universities stopped giving exams? “Loony”, huh? How will we know how hard students have worked?
It’s not who we are
Be clear on who you are, behave that way, call yourself or anyone on your team out when you go outside of that culture, values,…