Taking a gamble . . .
“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” Paulo Coelho
Month: November 2017
Mending fences . . .
“Before I built a wall I’d ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offence. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That wants it down.” (Robert Frost) What walls are you keeping between you and another that’s close to you? What would… Read More Mending fences . . .
Do you need anybody?
“Well-being cannot exist just in your own head. Well-being is a combination of feeling good as well as actually having meaning, good relationships and accomplishment.” (Martin Seligman) So, we get by with a little help from our friends?
Forty winks . . .
“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” (John Steinbeck)
Washing it away . . .
I’ve been paying attention recently to outdoor therapy – and in particular, to coaching by walking. I’ve got some ideas around it, and am working with others to take them further. In the meantime, my belief in its value was cemented when I read about Albert Einstein’s preference for a daily walk. Apparently, when… Read More Washing it away . . .
Keeping it simple . . .
Managing the managers:- the rise of the business ‘philosopher-kings’ Tim Harford charts the history of the management consultant, and shares the story of an attempt by a global consulting firm to add structure to a Mumbai textile factory in disarray. I really liked his closing comment: “As so often in life, when an idea is… Read More Keeping it simple . . .
The verdict’s in . . .
A friend was telling me about a group coaching experience he’d had. From what he described, the aim of the coaching was to achieve a good mixture between person-centred coaching and action learning (both of which I’m a huge fan of). And in telling me – without breaking any confidences – about a “round” of… Read More The verdict’s in . . .
Are you? Are you really?
“The brain can think well. It can think extraordinarily well under the right conditions.” Jo Shuttlewood Are you making the most of what you’ve got?
Showing up …
Sometimes leadership comes from the simplest starting points. A colleague was organising a team social event. With only 5 people in the team, she made a decision to choose a venue, a date, a theme, and to book it … and then let all team members know (and hope, of course, that they’d like her… Read More Showing up …
Take two …
Someone I work with shared with me her “2 hour policy.” If she goes out to see friends for dinner … 2 hours, and she’s had enough. If she’s asked to look after her grandchild, of course she says yes … for 2 hours only. And … yes, you can guess. Whatever she’s doing, socially,… Read More Take two …
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