NOTICE Mindfulness is a superpower that can bring you friends, wealth, happiness and success over time. Mindfulness helps us enjoy the present moment and be fully in it. One of the powerful ways to practice being mindful is to notice things, people and events around you. Imagine the world is a very large museum and …
MASTER HARD THINGS QUICKLY To grow in life we need to acquire new skills, develop better habits and practice every single day. There is a school of thought saying gradual changes work and small improvements over a period of time make a big difference. It’s very true. A small habit change like waking up early …
NO WATERMELONS RULE When Alan Mulally became CEO of Ford Motor Company, it was losing market share and profits at a rapid pace and the financial statements had turned a deep red. Yet when he organized his first set of reviews, all his teams presented him charts showing how things were going well and targets …
BREATHE IN THE MORNING AIR Mornings are beginnings. Mornings are sunshine. Everyday begins with the bright promise of a new beginning. It’s a time when we can choose how the day will go and what actions we will take. We can meditate or we can pontificate. We can smile and wish others well or we …
LET THE DOERS BE THE DECIDERS In most organisations decisions and directions flow from the top. Sometimes they are centralized in a leadership team and at other times in the leader themselves. Over time this approach stifles the innovation fire, initiative and enterprise of the junior and younger members of the organisation. It makes people …
LOVE THY BOSS It’s the most common water cooler conversation. The sins of the boss. An endless litany of complaints of about what he/she did or did not do, say or not say. When they are delegating they become aloof. When they are involved they become micromanagers. Often we miss the fact that the more …
HIGH CHALLENGE HIGH SUPPORT HIGH LEADERSHIP Often our biggest challenge as leaders is to bring the best out of others. This is hard as many times the motivations of others are hard to understand and decipher. At other times they may have personal issues in the background preventing them from performing at their best. They …
BE A ROWER In order to make a rowboat move you need a captain who gives instructions and directions and you have rowers who need to pull the oars and propel the boat with human power. To be an effective leader it is super important to know how to row and learn how to do …
WORKPLACE BEFORE MARKETPLACE In business we discuss in long debates on margins, growth, opportunities and crisis. We make long presentations showcasing new plans and solutions for solving problems. Our to do lists are filled with work related tasks everyday. It’s a train that has stations but no destinations. It also has limited satisfaction – once …
TO MEET LIST Life is short. As adults we have 30-40 productive years at work which may appear like a lot until you realise that only have 2000 Sundays as an adult. Just 2000 to do everything that you ever wanted to do and everyone you ever wanted to meet and every place you ever …
