At a recent meeting with a client leadership team, we took time for identifying and articulating a key problem sitting within the organisational behaviour.
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Accountability and #MakingPotentialPossible
Some provocative questioning from a dear friend after we recently met has me thinking about accountability and who I choose to work with.
Listener in Residence
My main reason is to stimulate ideas and energy in others so that I can listen to them once they get going in expressing themselves. Beyond…
Dundee, city of design, creativity, discovery
On the road today, having spend an inspiring time yesterday in Dundee. This city is full of brave dreamers and doers making things happen.
Just ride
Simply knowing I would go for a ride later in the day lifted my mood for the day and allowed me to focus. Thank you,…
Go Easy
I will go easy on myself, not expect myself to be totally relaxed, not expect myself to feel “fine” all the time.
Some ideas may resonate
Some ideas may resonate. Others may not. A few may awaken an inner knowing you forgot you had. Use what’s helpful. Let go of the…
Exquisite writing has Unparalleled Beauty
I leave you today with a passage of Cormac McCarthy’s writing: exquisite writing of unparalleled beauty indeed.
Prevent a problem, don’t just solve one
Taking time to pause, to really assess what could prevent a problem. This creates far longer-lasting value than simply solving the current one.
Write Potential Opportunities into your Strategy
Consider any opportunities that you feel may come up and would benefit your business, then write them into your Strategy.
Cui Bono?
The great orator Cicero used the phrase “Cui Bono?”, or “Who Benefits?” in his speeches. Try it out on your investment and purchase decisions.
I partially disagree with Einstein
Einstein said: Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. I do not wholly agree with Einstein.
What gives you the right to play small?
We all, in some shape or form, “play small”, and limit our possibilities, as Marianne Williamson challenges us to recognise in her words above.
What are you feeling?
With coaching clients I may ask them “What are you feeling?”, then, if they answer in a way that seems to be lacking in clarity,…
Do not end on a high
Facilitators often feel under pressure to “end on a high”. I firmly believe that this is the opposite of the best way to gain optimal…
Challenge Directly – Just Do It !
Challenge Directly while Caring Personally.
If you have more than you spend, you are rich
If you have more than you spend, you’re rich. If you spend more than you have, you’re not. If you live cheaply, it’s easy to…
What is the 10x thought I’m missing out on right now?
My brain is becoming clogged with routine thoughts, there is currently no space for deeper and wider thinking.
Want to solve a problem? Take a walk
In short, I believe in the power of taking a walk to solve problems. Enjoy your Sunday, and perhaps take a walk.
If all the barriers were gone, what would you do next?
If all the barriers were gone, what would you do next? A nudge onto the next step of the pathway for you.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing
As Master Stephen R. Covey might have said, sometimes “the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing”.
The only time share buybacks are ok
Share buybacks, though, as I will explain, are for the short-term, the antithesis of long-term investment of capital. So why are share buybacks booming?
Time can move at different speeds
Time can move at different speeds when moving forward instead of when we look back. Favourite tip for those leading change and beginning the journey.
Are you ready for Actionable Insight?
I specialise in providing Actionable Insight: giving you ideas that are authentic, creative, and relevant. Ideas that you can act upon right away.
What might your crystal ball be telling you right now?
What is my crystal ball telling me right now? Well, it depends on what area you ask me about, but I can tell you that…
Changing ways of working is caught not taught
Changing ways of working is caught not taught. It takes experimentation, practice, reflection, improvement and persistence.
What time is sacrosanct to you?
The term sacrosanct has come up a few times for me of late in talking to clients when they have talked about the value of…
Here’s to the crazy ones
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.The ones who see things differently.
Action is the great unsticker
Action is the great unsticker. Love it! How do you prefer to take action to unstick things?
Make the time to be more than a Hedgehog
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” ~Archilochus
Never come in without knocking, unless there is a dog
For me, you can always disturb me… if there is a dog. I love dogs 🙂
Where do you sit when the game starts?
Jim: Where do you sit when the game starts? Sue: On the bench. Jim: So who makes all the decisions when the game starts? Sue:…
The first step in the UK solving their economic problems is to admit it has one
Whilst I study economics widely and internationally, I won’t delve deeper here into that. My point today is to reiterate the human behaviour issue, the…
What makes a fish clever?
Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that…
What would we need to have in order for us to truly trust each other?
This week I was reminded of the importance of finding the right balance between Trust and Transparency by my brilliant friend Dr Carrie Goucher.
Do you find it difficult being bored?
Do you find it difficult being bored? Allow yourself to be comfortable being bored.