What if things were really ok? Two nights ago, I went swimming. It was an activity I had been looking forward to all day. I usually go quite late because it tends to be more peaceful and as I swim I can ruminate and contemplate. Tired and tense for the…
It’s challenging being realistic, when you are chasing a vision. I write a lot about leadership and how leaders can choose to see things from another perspective. One of my inspirations is Carl Jung, especially his work on archetypes and dream analysis. I see patterns and connections all around me,…
I don’t think any of us can practice total open-mindedness because we continually have to make decisions and in order to make decisions we usually have to come to some sort of conclusion even if that means not making a decision at all. Practicing open-mindedness, isn’t universal a characteristic we are born…
I have only come across a handful of brilliant leaders and managers in my working career. The ingredient these people shared was, they were intrinsically drawn to “doing the right thing”. The “right thing” for these leaders and managers wasn’t always popular. The act of choosing for them was sometimes personally agonising,…
Why Thank You is so much more important than you might think Do you remember when you were a child. Your parents’ or carers’s frequently gave words of advice and wisdom. Many I must admit I shrugged off as being “just what parents say”. But now I’m older, I…
What is the mysterious X Factor ingredient which makes your business great? That mysterious elusive quality of “the X Factor” existed before the popular shows. The Oxford Dictionary describes the “X Factor” as ” a special quality, especially one that is essential for success and is difficult to describe”. In the…
