ETC Playbook


170,000 circles. A reflection on what it is to be productive

“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

Running a great (remote) town hall / all-hands

Town halls, also referred to as all-hands or companywide meetings, are a critical part of engaging employees and reinforcing your company’s culture and values. They’re an opportunity for company leaders to share results, explain their strategy, and clock valuable facetime with the whole organisation. The below download from video hosting

‘Can I?’ versus ‘I can’ – mindset and limiting targets

A reflection about mindset and targets as limiters. A none-business example that got me thinking last week. Over the last 9 months, I’ve been working with a personal trainer. In the last session, he had me working on pull ups and set me a target of four. I failed on

Integrity pillars. Which ones resonate with you?

A brilliant way to explain integrity from The Conscious Group.There’s a really worthy question worth asking here, which pillar of integrity is most important to you? Emotional Intelligence Welcome all authentic emotions as energy moving through you Know what you’re feeling when you feel it – discriminate between thoughts and

Finishing Week – Join Me

Finishing Week – Join Me I’ve declared next week as a ’Finishing Week’ for me and my tiny team. That means we’ll be focusing on finishing things off and closing out projects and tasks that have been hanging around. I do this periodically and it means a great deal gets completed and cleared of my Do Not

5 ways to make your storytelling, better.

I really enjoyed these practical tips from Jad Abumrad on Descript – a mini masterclass on storytelling and perfecting your workflow. Jad weaves complex, nuanced, often surprising narratives into his storytelling. That’s what makes them so interesting. What makes them so affecting is the way each one cuts through the

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