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.
Making a quiet space in my home
Over the years I have learned much about myself and what I need to be at my best. One of those things is a quiet home, both in terms of sound and also visually. When I have that, I am at peace and all flows from that. Since moving into a new house five months ago, one...
Making a quiet space in my home
One of those things I need to be at my best is a quiet space in my home home, both in terms of sound and…
Pay someone to put their feet up
“Henry Ford’s reaction to a consultant who questioned why he paid {note, this was in the 1930s} $50,000 a year to someone who spent most of his time with his feet on his desk. “Because a few years ago that man came up with something that saved me $2,000,000,” he...
#DoingTheRightThing – The Plattery
How The Plattery is doing the right thing with Vital Meals. the latest evolution of Vital Meals by The Plattery, April 22, 2020 I've been posting on Twitter, and occasionally on my daily blog, examples of businesses #DoingTheRightThing. Also, my friend Darryl...
Seeing opportunities
This week I was talking to a client in Cayman about a challenge they were facing at looking at a strategy for post-pandemic. I listened, then reflected that within that challenge I could see several opportunities. They were grateful, though for a moment, then...
What have I learned so far?
I'm not someone writing about all the things any of us "coulda, woulda, shoulda" done in the lockdown. No, I'm simply asking you to consider: "what have I learned so far?" about yourself. Three things I've learned: I thrive through somehow having clarity in times of...
The end of the beginning
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."Winston Churchill, The Lord Mayor's Luncheon, Mansion House, November 10, 1942 This line feels so right for where we are right now. For full context of the...
Connected Working
Connected Working What will work look like as the world gradually returns to increasing degrees of normalcy? Language is powerful. Today thanks to my friend Gordon Bull for prompting me to consider new language for us to consider when framing the questions to ask of...
What can you do better online than offline?
How can we do things better online? Only two months ago I was introduced to Tortoise Media by a client in the West Coast of the USA, a Tortoise founder member. That same day I joined as a member then attended a "ThinkIn" at their newsroom in central London that...
Business slowdown? Use the time wisely
Different businesses and sectors will be impacted by the current lockdown differently. today I focus on those that know their business will be solid and bounce back strongly yet are feeling a slowdown impacting them. At the start of this as I opened up my diary, I was...
What comes next – will you go back to the office?
After lockdown, will you go back to the office, or start working remotely? Last week I wrote about working from three time frames through the current environment: What Comes NowWhat Comes NextWhat Comes in the Future For many of us, we have been in lockdown anything...
Build your Bravery “muscles”
Now more than ever, we need bravery in our leaders. Senninger's learning zone model Yesterday, in "Innovation is simple", I wrote: As we emerge from the current lockdown, there will be decades worth of opportunities to innovate opening up in a matter of week and...
Innovation is simple
Innovation is simply doing different things and doing things differently. Two streets away from me is a small bakery business that sells cookies and cakes directly to local area cafés and restaurants. Now, with those all closed, they have turned to local sales and...
Hugging meditation
My amazing friend Kay Scorah created the concept of hugging meditation. So, we are all "on pause" together across the world, sharing this same unique lifetime experience, as literally billions are staying at home to save lives. Within that, we are all experiencing...