Blind Acceptance
I have become increasingly aware of a number of circumstances in which we blindly accept what we have learned or been told as the truth. And it is only when someone asks a question or makes a statement of principle that we maybe stop and begin to think that maybe it wasn’t true.
The Essential Checklist for Leaders
I offered to help a friend think about all the things necessary to set up a new business.
The World According to Ted Lasso
From the investment in each person, to quick wins, working with our emotions, and being honest -- Ted Lasso is actually a story about building trust.
Organizing Your Day
I have toyed with different ideas over the years and I will share with you a few ideas that I have found to be helpful for myself on organizing my day.
The Small Things
“What small things have you enjoyed doing the most during your day-to-day life?” This question prompted me to reflect.
All I Want For Christmas
I haven’t bought into asking for anything for Christmas in quite some time. But today I woke up knowing what I want.
Like Water Off a Duck's Back
He said I should have tougher skin, “like water off a duck’s back.” Here’s what I learned.
The Value of Coaching
My own coaching experience is always illuminating. Like shining a bright light on what I needed to see.
Eccentricity
“How do I know whether my colleague is mentally unwell or just simply eccentric?”
Focusing on the Positive with The King: Eternal Monarch
For me, focusing on the positive makes this a more enriching experience.
High-Conflict Personalities
Those with experience will often say that 10% of your people will take up 90% of your time. With Bill Eddy’s resources and recommendations, I can foresee that 10% taking up significantly less time as well as reducing stress for everyone involved.
Recommendation: Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux
Reinventing Organizations has become my latest Bible, providing me with an interesting perspective for observing behaviour. It has given me a new framework for understanding why things go wrong in the workplace and what would need to change in order to make things work better.
Values
If we only spend time with people with the same values, how can we become strong in the face of values that are different from our own?
Why I Love Chinese Period Dramas
I will share with you my empathy map that explores my preoccupations, influences, environment, and behaviour as well as pain and gain points — discovered after watching three Chinese period dramas.
Why: To Use or Not To Use
Today I want to focus on question-words, like “why”, “what”, and “how”.
Becoming a Better Human
How do I become a better human to other humans?
A List of Actions
So in case you haven’t moved to action because you don’t know where to start or what might even be possible, I wanted to share just a few examples of what some groups are working on, big and small, to end racial and gender inequality for governments, businesses, academia and individuals.
Focusing on a Brighter Future
It all starts for me with how we treat each other and the empathy we have for one another.
Essential Management Principles
What if we changed the point of focus from the manager to their people? What would happen then?
Post-Pandemic Possibilities That Will Make a Difference
Here are a few of the possibilities that will make a difference -- think of these as headlines that you might want to consider further and in more detail for both our personal lives, our communities, businesses and governing bodies as well as education and research.