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You are not allowed to grow there!
I was working in the office today and noticed that grass was growing on the roof of the next building. The first thought that came into my head was, “You are not supposed to grow there!” Then I began...
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Leadership can be dangerous…
During my trip to Chicago in May 07, I had the privilege of seeing round the Art Institute of Chicago. Wonderful… One of the paintings I saw was this one by Frederic Remington called: “The Advance...
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What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
I’m currently co-creating an innovation module with my friend Niall for the company he works for. We just had a really fast/creative/buzz of a morning ‘innovating’ the design & one of the things...
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assault or leadership?
came across this quote today when doing some research for a team development event the LifeTree team are faciltiating in October. You don’t lead people by hitting them over the head; that’s assault,...
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leadership and communication: heart and head
Had a late night twitter conversation with @MartinShovel which lead me to his webpage which is packed with excellent material on communication, and more. Real depth, insight and clarity. A rare mix I...
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in summary a short conversation with Peter Koestenbaum
These videos are from a conversation between Peter Koestenbaum and Joe Lafferty in Dallas Texas in November 2011. Peter, a former Professor in Philosophy, became a leadership educator and executive...
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in conversation with Peter Koestenbaum
In this video, I introduce, and set the scene, for a fifty minute conversation between Peter Koestenbaum and myself in Dallas Texas in November 2011. Peter, a former Professor in Philosophy, became a...
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great opportunity to transform your leadership…
There are still some spaces left – don’t miss a great opportunity to engage with a recognised world class thinker who will challenge you to lead more effectively. ‘But I don’t have time for...
View ArticleThe discovery of slowness
I listened again to Glenn Gould playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations while ‘ripping’ my CD’s into lossless format for my new Linn streaming HiFi, and I took me back to an earlier post that still has...
View ArticleIs “being nice” the key to teamwork?
“After years of intensive analysis, Google discovers the key to good teamwork is being nice.” Snappy headline, but a major oversimplification. The brief article speaks of a number of factors,...
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