Without a doubt, the most influential leadership book I have read in the last 18 months is “Turn the Ship Around! — a true story of turning followers into leaders” by L. David Marquet. This book has had a profound effect on me.
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Not all the time, but its important you do it There have been a few Podcasts that have had a profound effect on me; The focused, but diverse Learning Leader Show podcast by Ryan Hawk, The honest and emotive stories from The Moth, and The authentic curiosity of The School of […]
The 9 lies and why we continue to believe them Ashley Goodall and Marcus Buckingham co-authored a book ‘The Nine Lies about Work: A Freethinking Leaders Guide to the Real World”. The authors chose an inflammatory title, deliberately. ‘The Nine Lies about Work’ focuses on common adages that are held up […]
I’m noticing a trend, one that I catch myself stuck in as well. We over apologise. I’ve apologised too much this week, but I’ve done nothing that truly merited an apology. Do these sound familiar? “Sorry, can I get through here…”“My apologies boss, but you’ve got that wrong…”“I’m sorry, can I […]
Even generalists need shape When the group needs someone to see around the corner, to find the way on an uncertain path, they need a person to lean forward into the less known. That person is brave enough to look, humble enough to realise they may not yet know, and diligent […]
The late night infomercial that helped Mel Robbins become famous Mel Robbins is now the most widely booked female Keynote speaker, author of two best selling novels, collaborated with Audible on two learning series, recently filmed a syndicated day-time talk show with Sony Entertainment and presented at TED with her talk […]
What I’ve learnt, a Fathers Day reflection ’Tis easy enough to be pleasantWhen life flows on like a song, But the man worth while is the man with a smileWhen everything else goes wrong Ella Wheeler Wilcox Firstly, I found researching some things for this article interesting. For instance, if you Google “The […]
Curiosity IS the breeding ground for Empathy I don’t like that man, I must get to know him better — Abraham Lincoln One of the things that continues to amaze me is the genuine uniqueness of people. If I reflect on the people I have seen today during my early morning walk with my […]
To lead is to see the shape of people — and the empty space in problems, then fit the people to that space and let them grow. If the problem space is to large, the stretch to far, you have failed them. If the problem space is to small, the fit too tight, you have failed them
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you — William Jones (1842–1910) Dreams are often those day time thoughts you have on your unspoken desires. […]