Don’t do it . . .
“I can’t give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” Herbert Bayard Swope
Admit it . . .
Redbooth and Priceonomics analysed 2 years of data from thousands of workers to establish that peak productivity at work is achieved on … Monday, 11:00. I wonder why it is then that Mondays get such a bad reputation? Could it be that some of us are in fact secretly happy to be at work? Now,… Read More Admit it . . .
Parkinson’s Law . . .”
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” Cyril Northcote Parkinson, 1955
Think on it . . .
My colour is purple . . .
Writing a reflective journal is a huge part of my professional practice – for my leadership, my coaching, and my studies. And the best bit of all? Taking time months later to read what I’ve written – it gives me insight, encouragement, assurance, confidence … and helps me remember to try to avoid making the… Read More My colour is purple . . .
Point of view . . .
“This is a dandelion, ” I told him. He shrugged. “I know. Some see a weed; some see a flower. Perspective.” Kiera Cass (The Crown)
You, me, everybody . . .
“Too late, I found you can’t wait to become perfect, you got to go out and fall down and get up with everybody else.” Ray Bradbury
He should know . . .
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein
Always . . .
A barista in one of my favourite on-site coffee shops at work was overheard updating a colleague on the status of their coffee machines that morning. It seemed that two were being a bit problematic, with only one fully functioning. When I went to order my second coffee, I asked the barista if he’d fixed… Read More Always . . .
Practically perfect . . .
“First of all, I would like to make one thing clear: I never explain anything.” Mary Poppins
