Over breakfast this morning, I listened to the amazing Brené Brown interview with Simon Sinek. (Access it here) It made me think about the things I've played as finite games, when really I should have been playing with an infinite mindset. One of the big things on my...
After the Prime Minister’s address today I looked at some Facebook reactions. One person said they couldn’t believe that only a few weeks ago the government said the new strain of COVID was more transferable and now they’d changed their mind to say it caused a higher...
We are preoccupied by our data for last month, last quarter and last year. We are chastised for underperforming and berated for coming last. But surely the only purpose for looking back should be to move forward and plan with greater accuracy? We spend much of our...
Long gone are the days when we doffed our cap to the lord of the manor, because he held the title, and long gone are the days we were subservient to our CEOs because of their position and status. Today, we expect respect between us and our leaders to be reciprocal. We understand more than ever, how our fates are intertwined. It’s no longer a one way street. Access my conversation with radhika Nair about civility and respect here too
Welcome to the Discovery Series Part 9. In this blog, I’m going to talk about... • Technical skills and capabilities alongside emotions and behaviours • Organisational standards and processes TECHNICAL SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES / EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIOURS: It became clear...
Welcome to Part 8 of the Discovery Series. In this blog I’m going to talk about: • Strategic level disconnect and decision making • Innate leadership ability and learning from others’ experiences STRATEGIC LEVEL DISCONNECT: People felt a clear detachment between...
I've just completed a course on leadership and curiosity and it's made me think about curiosity in a way that I haven't before. I've always considered curiosity as being a driver for activity, i.e. you're curious about emotional intelligence so you read a book by...
Today, I’m reminded how quickly professional situations can change and the unexpected can hit you between the eyes. The economy is at a crossroads and some businesses are changing and adapting whilst others are bring down the shutters for the last time A couple of...
Best practice or good practice? What is your preference? I once had a manager that referred to good practice because he said that good could always get better. I like that and I understand it These days I’m hearing the phrase best practice far more frequently. But, in...
This week I joined another Simon Sinek Inc. workshop about Find Your Why. Since the last workshop I’d played around with my Why. I’d also started reading The Infinite Game. It changed everything. When you’re working on forming your Why, reflect on where you’ve come...