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.
Learning from the failure of HS2
This week the UK Prime Minister announced that HS2, the high(er) speed rail line meant to cut the journey time from London to Manchester by 20 minutes, was effectively being cancelled. Some £25bn has already been spent on this, and with a further £36bn due to be spent...
Learning from the failure of HS2
This week the UK Prime Minister announced that HS2, the high speed rail line was effectively being cancelled. What could we learn from the failure…
Are you exhausted by uncertainty?
I'm a little exhausted by uncertainty Yesterday my weekly #WhatComesNext.Live show guest was Jerry Frentsos, an inspiring masters swimmer (20 world records and counting) whose mantra is his website LiveIntentionallyWell.com. Jerry had so many brilliant ideas,...
Who is excited about “back to school”?
So, today where I live (London) there is a definite "back to school" energy, as the symbolic public/bank holiday yesterday, Monday Aug 31st marked the end of the summer holiday/vacation period. I even saw a queue of at least 15 people mid morning today outside a shop...
Exist loudly. We only get one life.
Chadwick Boseman - died August 28th 2020 #WakandaForever https://twitter.com/EssexBarrister/status/1299647181423607808 From Alexandra Wilson, inspirational young black woman barrister and author of ‘In Black and White’, on the passing of Chadwick Boseman this weekend....
Wakanda Forever
Thoughts on the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Some of us share and process openly and outwardly what is happening with us, what we are going through. Others of us are much more private and may never share other than with those the closest to them. While we may learn a...
Make the existing model obsolete
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." Radical changes are happening to encourage more cycling in the City of London Today I want to use the example of shifting...
Small adjustments
Be aware that you can make regular small adjustments to keep optimising, to look for that "continuous improvement" as athletes do. This picture was taken earlier this week at a favourite "coffee and bacon roll" stop on a bike ride with my regular riding buddy. Yes,...
#BeMoreYou – A tree gives glory to god by being a tree
A tree gives glory to god by being a tree. In other words, "Be More You." As a leader, don't try to be the perfect image of what is expected. As I write this, Wednesday, I had planned to spend much of the day writing multiple posts for this site for the coming days....
“Seek to record what we ought to have thought”
"Seek to record what we ought to have thought" Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens; This week a wise friend shared with me something he was taught by a mentor back in university: "Seek to record what we ought to have thought" They recalled this piece of wisdom after I...
Ubuntu – I am because we are
Ubuntu is an African philosophy captured in the story above as "I am because we are", about valuing community above self-interest. I love this, not least because it is also an easy way for readers to understand my philosophy around business. To add a layer, though,...
I’m to blame
Taking blame and taking responsibility. A foul in an NBA game. Couldn't find any pictures of an NBA player raising their hand to acknowledge a foul though! I played a LOT of Basketball for about six years through university and directly afterwards. When I played, the...
Shifting perspective
A bent house in Lavenham This weekend I took a few days away out of London for the first time in over five months due to lockdown. Part of that is to change perspective, to experience and view life from a different angle. In photography, an ultra-wide-angle lens is...
Amplify your strengths
Amplify your strengths: invest the energy to be even more exceptional. I'm on a break out of London for a few days. The change in scenery and, literally, breathing different air, both are making a real different and charging the batteries. Of course, I still commit to...