“Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you.” – Peter Drucker A while ago, I read an article on leadership habits by Tamnay Vora, who said: “Managers are linchpins who have
Everyone needs a team of people, a personal board who can provide support throughout their life. These are the people you can call when faced with day-to-day decisions, crossroads and challenges, or just to lend an ear. You might ask for their insight or ideas, their point of view of
I’ve always loved lists. Long, detailed lists for everything. It’s this obvious love of lists that has drawn my attention to the sometimes-problematic nature of them. I’ve been working with my coach on my need for lists and the impact they have on me. At one level they are incredibly
If you’re looking for a way to incite rage and fury in me then this is a sure-fire way… I abhor the above post, and I would be lying if I said it didn’t cross my mind to simply start and end this article with some choice profanities and leave
“Relief from sadness and grief” That’s how artist Hiroyuki Doi described his monumental circle drawings following the death of his brother. Repetitive doodling appears to have other benefits too, with studies finding that most people retain more information and remain more focussed when doodling. This video is a genius reflection
I work with founders of growing businesses, which could also be explained as saying ‘I work with a lot of very busy people’. Despite many board meetings now going ahead in person (hurrah!), I also spend a lot of time during the week on Zoom calls. It’s inevitable that sometimes
“It turns out generosity can actually be contagious… receivers of a prosocial act can pay it forward. Kindness can actually spread.” A lovely, uplifting article on how random acts of kindness make a bigger splash than expected. You can read the full article on Science Daily, but for ease I’ve
I posted a little while back about an image and quote on LinkedIn that had riled me up. You can see it below, but in short, it frustrated me that I think I’m seeing something different in this comment to many others. The quote implies that aggressive and assertive are synonyms.
Separating Aspirations from Reality. We don’t need a circular economy, we need to reduce resource requirements through efficiency. A stimulating cartoon and worth the time to read. You can see the full cartoon, here.
A very quick thought on workplace wellbeing. The below was shared on linkedIn by Lee Chambers, and makes a good point about not falling into the trap of creating a ‘wellbeing veneer’. The comments on Lee’s post are worth a skim too – if you have some time. — Workplace
