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BOOK REVIEW: Quietly Powerful by Megumi Miki

BOOK REVIEW: Quietly Powerful by Megumi Miki

I wanted to read this book to know a bit more about the thoughts and ideas of the fabulous Megumi Miki who recently joined me in an interview for my podcast. I also wanted to read it to better understand myself as a quiet person (QP) and my place in the leadership...

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 16 with Jeroen Kraaijenbrink

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 15 with Amy Gandon

I was joined by the wonderful Amy Gandon in Episode 5 of Series 2 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast. Here are my Top Takeaways from what Amy had to say....... To be self aware, you need to acquire a birds eye view of yourself to experience yourself from the...

February in Review

February in Review

Welcome to my February review. It may be a short month, but we sure can pack a lot in, can't we? For a little month, there's been a lot going on.... The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast On 13th February, my conversation with Síle Walsh went live in Episode 4 of...

A process to pin down the problem

We so often have thorny, tricky and challenging problems in work. So, what's the best way to go about solving them? Talk it out and transfer it from from inside your mind where it's huge, jumbled and complex. Moving from thoughts to words helps the mind think...

Quietly Visible with me, Nia Thomas!

Quietly Visible with me, Nia Thomas!

One of the Delphic maxims (engraved on the sacred temple of Apollo at Delphi in Greece), and probably the most well know is “Know Thyself”. There are many interpretations, but you could say in a nutshell that it is about reflecting and developing a greater understanding/awareness of who you are, could be and/or who you ought to be, and in turn an awareness of others and your relationship towards them and they to you. Throughout her career, Dr Nia Thomas, has been interested in the working relationship: the dynamics between people and the impact both good and bad relationships have on individuals and their ability to effectively deliver their work. This led her to develop an interest in self-awareness, leader effectiveness and leadership at all levels which became the focus of her doctoral research. In this episode she discusses the experiences which led to her interest in self-awareness, leader effectiveness and leadership at all levels. She further talks about the 3 layers she sees as embodying self-awareness – reflection, recognition and regulation and touches on the difference between someone who just manages (the focus is on their technical skills) and others who manage but have self-awareness (whether it is inherent or one of the skills they have developed).

TEDx LondonWomen, 2023

TEDx LondonWomen, 2023

TEDx London Women was absolutely excellent! We heard about… * untapped potential of pension power* how one woman took on a corporate body and their lawyers, and won* the collective power of community at Grenfell* that trans-joy is about the mundane, being individual...

TEDx Croydon, 2023

TEDx Croydon, 2023

Had a really interesting morning at TEDxCroydon listening to inspirational speakers talking about… * …the need to extend teaching methodology to include greater outdoor and experiential learning opportunities (Jordan Wylie MBE)* …how learning from failure is the spice...

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 14 with Sile Walsh

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 14 with Sile Walsh

In episode 4 or series 2 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast, I had the absolutely delight of speaking to the fabulous Síle Walsh about self awareness, leadership at all levels, coaching, psychology and more. Here's a Top Takeaways review of our discussion…....