Rob just left a comment that linked to this Dumbo YouTube, which is one of my favourite movie clips. As Rob says, it’s a mocking tribute to “all the doubters that you have to cope with when you want to do something extraordinary”.
(At some level, I kinda love the crows as I think most of us enjoy a good sneer from time to time.)
I went down to Surrey on Friday for long walk and pub lunch with Neil Perkin. We’d originally planned to run a workshop about agile
Antonio Dias offers a fascinating description of what goes wrong when drowning: What separates a swimmer from someone drowning is the way a swimmer acknowledges
Viv picks out some nice ideas from Phelim McDermott on the subject of leadership. “We love the security of the illusion that someone is in
I’ve been thinking about the urge to scale things lately – see here and here. I understand the concern with being able to effect big
In moving house, I radically downsized my collection of books which I can highly recommend. I used to think I’d one day find a reason
I really enjoy Chris Rodgers’ views on leadership. He argues against the assumption that it takes great leadership for organisations to succeed. He suggests that
Thanks to my Improvisation friend Kelsey Flynn I rambled into a letter cited in Margaret Cho’s Blog (go to Letter #1): Lately it seems like
I wanted to share this email doing the rounds this morning… AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE After every flight Qantas pilots fill out a form called a gripe
A quick ramble on the nature of paradox, inspired by a blog on the value of both fear of the new and curiosity
Well now you need wonder no more. A friend told me about this (no, seriously… my Feedster feed on improvisation turned it up). Is it
The Progress Principle: A Masterpiece Every Manager Should Own – Bob Sutton " the main point of this book may seem obvious to some readers but if you listen to most
I’ve been doing a little work lately using Anecdote Circles. I found this Ultimate Guide (pdf) an excellent reflection on the process and how to use it. The guys at
David Gurteen picks up on Peter Block’s ideas: If we wish to change the world we must first change our mind. I like how David puts it: maybe our ideas
I’m very glad to see Ton‘s announcement that he’s found a new job. And excited by his reflections on the part blogging played in the process. Just lately I’ve had
