My Blog
This blog is for me, it’s my sketch pad where I think things through and work things out. Having worked ‘stuff’ out I think it’s good to declare it, so I am sending it to you. Hopefully you will also find it useful.
Latest Posts
The natural way to change – become more of who you are
How best to change or bring about change?
Change happens naturally when we become more of who we are, rather than when we try to behave differently.
Try and change behaviour and they will resist, you already know that.
Start with thinking.
Here’s some thinking on thinking.
We need to talk about values
The title of this post is based on one of my favourite films “We need to talk about Kevin”.
It’s a tough watch.
Kevin’s Mam thinks there is something wrong with him. His Dad says, “leave him alone he is just a normal kid”.
Kevin grows up and does something terrible.
We need to talk about values
Strategies for VUCA
We are now operating in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous times.
VUCA was coined by the military, though applies to all of us, especially those leading businesses and projects.
You and I have got this far, we have developed strategies. I’m sharing some of mine here in my new video series; I’d love to hear some of yours
How to get great things happening
Executives look up to the horizon to spot opportunities and risks and in response adjust the organisations course.
Sometimes they lose sight of the horizon because of the size of their accountability hoard.
Here’s how to win back your time and get great things happening.
Zero-sum or relationship? It’s up to you
One game of chess is hard enough though what if you have dozens running at the same time, each a zero-sum game.
The project leadership team is centre stage – are the members playing out their own zero-sum game or working together through the complexity?
You’re the Project Director, you choose.
Headspace: how to get it, how to use it, and something much deeper
My customers value headspace cos they don’t get it anywhere else. Though I know something bigger is going on – they are going to deliver their best results ever.
But it takes more than headspace, as good as that is, they develop heartspace. Head and heart together – now wer’e talking.
An awful lot needs doing, You can’t do it all.
When there is too much to handle it’s often easiest to grapple with the short term.
The ‘normal’ route is closed and the new route is unchartered. How are you going to unleash the talent around you so you can win back your time and gain headspace to think and lead the way. On and up.
The big fight-back starts here with a fun quiz ….
Things have become so hard in recent times, how come? There’s coronavirus, Brexit and rampant change powered by physical technology. We are not keeping up, though developing social capital might help. But how? Here’s a serious fun quiz.
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Ramping up, getting ahead and staying ahead – exactly what’s needed, right now.
Live Action Coaching gets the team moving in the same direction, creating a multiplier impact on its progress. And as you are leaders this creates a multiplier impact throughout your organisation.
This is exactly what is needed, right now.
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Is your mindset serving you well?
You get the job with your qualifications and you get promoted or not depending on your mindset.
Maybe?
How do you see it, what’s your mindset?