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...
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...
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...
Musing on silence. Do find time to rest and recharge and find silence at this time of year
Bravery in leadership can often mean acting rather than waiting for others. It also has matters of degree in whether or not leadership puts yourself at risk. Two quotes I have always looked to are : “Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do...
Up until about a month ago, once a week I posted "Writing I Love", then chose to stop setting a regular schedule for it and simply to allow #Flow, with that last post being one I wrote the day Anthony Bourdain died. More recently I wrote "Leadership – The impact of...
A dear friend recently counselled me: "Patience, my friend, is when nothing happens and you are ok with it." I loved this. That friend also noted to me that in so many areas of life (including in my roles with clients as a sounding board, coach etc) I am patience...
"We’re all lonely for something we don’t know we’re lonely for." ~ David Foster Wallace Early morning, awake and reading a lovely book by Matt Haig called "The Humans". As I read, I am stopped and mesmerised by this beautiful quote in the book from David Foster...
Or is it? I believe in balance and rarely in set answers, in yes or no, either/or, binary choice etc. Being human is complex. We are rational and yet also driven by emotion, by what we sense, what we feel. So, absolutely let us look at what Socrates meant and then...
Presence, Seneca, Emotional Equations, The Happiness Equation.
Peter Drucker famously said : "Culture eats strategy for breakfast", though I prefer the way Nilofer Merchant put it in this HBR article a few years ago: "Culture Trumps Strategy, Every Time" A core element of Culture is Trust, how we behave around each other, how far...
Presence, Seneca, Emotional Equations, The Happiness Equation.
Having and stimulating your Growth mindset is key for leaders, and so investing time to read widely as well as deeply is one way to give focus to this. With that in mind, each Saturday I post "Writing I Love". Sometimes a business book, sometimes a leadership quote,...
We can all see through fakes pretty quickly. If you are being a fake, you also can't continue doing meaningful work for long if, at your core, you are compromising who you are. If you want to be a leader, someone others choose to follow, start with being your...
Having and stimulating your Growth mindset is key for leaders, and so investing time to read widely as well as deeply is one way to give focus to this. With that in mind, each Saturday I post "Writing I Love". Sometimes a business book, sometimes a leadership quote,...
Could you go a week waiting overnight before replying to email? What might you learn?
Ikigai, Presence.. Bucket Lists, and 2001 A Space Odyssey
This week simply three movies featuring one of my favourite actors.
This week simply three movies featuring one of my favourite actors.
Consistency is key to Trust, and these three movies feature characters of stoic consistency.
Three movies that focus on what matters in life, and on being present
How is your heart doing at this very moment ? How is your Haal ?
Sharing what I have learned around the power of deep listening.
The King’s Speech, Gandhi, Senna. Three movies about Determination and Belief to enjoy and to learn from.
There is nothing more powerful than giving others your deep and whole presence and then acknowledging them. #OpenLeadership
These three great movies speak to me about integrity
Say Anything – movies about truth, integrity, honesty
Paint a picture with words and other will follow. Lessons from Saint Ex.
My story of #Flow from the day Stephen Hawking died. Be present.
Yūgen, Ikigai, Flow. What do these words mean to you ?
Three movies to consider and to watch through the lens of the power of being observant
Ikigai, Flow and Leadership
Sharing lessons today on Seven Leadership Archetypes, including what is means to be a Sage #ModernElder
What if leaders said “I was wrong” ? What could change (and yes, I will utter the words “gun control” here). Thanks to @chipconley @satyanadella…
Philosophy and Humour from some favourite comic strips
Do Less, Achieve More. Yes, really. A live example of the value of this, then three areas with tips and practices from @MortenTHansen and myself.