Faith 101
If you're not a religious person you might think faith has [...]
March 2016
February 2016
Are you a hypocrite?
Let's save some time. Of course you are; at least [...]
Stay calm and carry on
I've always noticed calm people. Perhaps because most people aren't, [...]
Thinking now old-fashioned
The truth, we’ve been told, is out there somewhere and [...]
January 2016
Why working hard can get you nowhere
We’ve been taught that hard work, not intelligence, is the [...]
It’s never to late to craft Ambition
Ambition gets no respect. It’s hard to respect something that [...]
How airports really connect us
It’s easy to believe that we’re surrounded by hate, mistrust, [...]
Stop taking the bait
Ever kicked yourself for sending an email, or raising your [...]
2016: year of gratitude
As we think about another year completed it’s easy to [...]
December 2015
The one person you should be in a committed relationship with
When asked if he was dating anyone, a comedian said [...]
Are you changing the world?
Are you working on something that can change the world? [...]
The problem with credentials
Most of us learned that degrees are good things; that having [...]
November 2015
Do you have integrity?
The term integrity is commonly used as a standard of [...]
Why grown ups behave like kids
At a friend’s place not too long ago a father [...]
Do you work “too much”?
Work life balance is a flawed concept in the same [...]
Why work-life balance is silly
Work life balance is the holy grail of modern existence. [...]
October 2015
Why you should start handwriting again
We’re used to technology growing up to eat its parents [...]
September 2015
Why leadership is not about being right
One of Amazon’s Leadership Principles states that leaders “Are Right, [...]
What to do when you’re misunderstood
It feels terrible to be mis-understood; when something as clear [...]
The one job of a parent
Almost every time I’ve listened to the stories of someone [...]
Paragons of ageing
Last week’s post was about how we age; our choice [...]
August 2015
You have a choice about ageing
One reason no one wants to age is that we [...]
Slavery 2.0
Slavery didn’t end. But of course you know that. The [...]
Making practice sexy
Imagine how we could perform in art, sport and career [...]
Imagination practice
Do you still use your imagination? My bet is: not [...]
July 2015
The good thing about a bad boss
If you work, sooner or later, you’ll have a bad [...]
Robots taking our jobs; not a bad thing
Most everyone thinks about robots taking our jobs as a [...]
The real reason to forgive
When people talk about forgiveness it's often in a religious [...]
Friend or Foe: Choose!
In your daily encounters, which would you prefer to make? [...]
June 2015
Are you high cost?
We don’t usually think of cost when applied to people, [...]
Controlling your Blame Reflex
Most of us are quick to assign blame. It’s like [...]
What we can all learn from Bruce Jenner
I watched the Bruce Jenner Dianne Sawyer’s interview, not out [...]
Commit to the practice, not the objective
There is nothing wrong with failing as long as you [...]
May 2015
The purpose of Employee Engagement
Whenever I think Employee Engagement (EE) has already become another [...]
Are you a NO or a YES?
How many things are you a "NO" to? A bad [...]
What’s on your distraction buffet?
You probably have your favourite distractors—the time wasters that you [...]
Your Distraction Buffet
Ever spend a day being really busy, doing lots of [...]
Which would you prefer: to be liked or feared?
You might be familiar with the Machiavellian position that it’s [...]
April 2015
“This (your work) is shit!”
If Steve Jobs’ had a show like Donald Trump’s "The [...]
Look for passion first
Trying to ignite passion in people who don’t have it [...]
Take responsibility, don’t apologise
An apology is the best way to heal the relationship [...]
March 2015
Why you need enemies
Our instinct is to avoid making enemies; to have everyone [...]
The tragedy of real-life drama
We like drama in books and movies because it excites [...]
February 2015
Happiness at work should not be your goal
Happy good, unhappy bad. Not too many people will challenge [...]
Do you do important work?
There was a scene in “The Imitation Game” when the [...]
January 2015
Why we must all be entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are the marines of business. Figuratively speaking, they take [...]
Ten signs of a bad boss
Many bad bosses are nice people, but they all create [...]
A 2015 wish
As we leave 2014 wondering things like: what will the [...]
December 2014
Should you or shouldn’t you follow your passion?
If you keep up with the literature you now ‘know’ [...]
October 2014
What are you failing at?
Failure is nature’s way of preparing you for success. And [...]