How innovation works
In the last few months, we have been called to be innovative: to develop new routines, new ways to work, new ways to exercise, even new ways to get our groceries delivered. Much of this has been a process of collecting information, seeing what is out there, and then making decisions and hoping for the best […]
How to make great thoughts into a daily practice
The way we choose to see, act and be is what our world becomes. This is the underlying truth of Stoicism that seem to be popping up across newspaper outlets, an ancient philosophy and practice that great many leaders of our time and of the past have practiced. If you think it sounds too soft or […]
What you need for imagining your future right now
Let’s dig some more into how you can recognise a purpose and some pretty cool actual  strategies in how to keep moving forward, even if during this time that might seem discouraging or not possible. Our lives have been disrupted, some have lost their jobs, others are struggling to cope with workload while caring for […]
How to use decision points in real time
This week globally we have had a new challenge with the Coronavirus and a lot of decisions have been made, are being made, and will be made regarding for example whether to organise conferences or other gatherings with overseas attendance. Most of us are erring on the side of precaution, while also thinking ahead both […]
How to get your team from “good-enough” to “awesome”
Keeping with David Marquet’s book Leadership is Language still, I’ve thought more and more about how we can create learning environments where we shift successfully between redwork (doing actual work e.g. analysis) and bluework (reflection and planning). He outlines several key questions and issues that are key in understanding how we can move from what […]
How to change your self-image
When I’ve shown my current book, Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, to a few friends and colleagues, I’ve got lots of concerned looks and questions about Scientology. But fear not, I have not gone to the dark side… the book is actually about psychology of our assumptions, habits, and beliefs and how these form the image that […]
How to train your mind for success
The book by Robin Sharma The Leader Who Had No Title has made me think further about the role that we ourselves play in our own success, including the habits we adopt and the thoughts that we generate. Also, having read Dr Joe Dispenza’s book on changing yourself, it is becoming more and more clear […]
How to claim your IMAGE for leadership
Book of the week is The Leader Who Had No Title. I’ve heard about this book many times and now finally got my hands on it; it’s leadership wisdom but told as a story of a young man who has returned from war back to US and is living a life where he has settled […]
Reflections of a climate adaptation scientist
This past week I haven’t had much time or energy to read, the perks of being on a holiday… although I have to confess I walked into a second hand book store and got a “few” books now waiting for me… (below the evidence; my mother thought I was kidding when I had stacked these […]
How to embrace a new way of being
This week I have been looked at some of the insights from neuroscience (science of the brain) in order to better understand the complexities and mechanisms involved how we think, feel and act. Dr Joe Dispenza’s book “Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One” discusses our […]