In the latest episode Kay Scorah and I talk about the idea of “getting over ourselves”. That can often sound like a rude instruction, but it’s possible to frame all learning as a process of leaving behind old ideas of who we are – ideas to which we can get rather attached.
We talk a bit about Otto Rank and I say more about him in this old post.
Embracing uncertainty and avoiding simplistic solutions
Some reflections on the chapter of my book called Hello, Darkness
What could happen if we let go of the idea that teamwork should be easy?
watching my nephew put out a fire, and the power of micromoments
In coaching I find a lot of my work comes down to helping people find ways to deal with difficult conversations. In meetings, whatever brilliant
My friend Antony Quinn and I are running our Difficult Conversations workshop again in Cambridge. We really enjoyed the one we did in December so
This is the second of my series of short videos about difficult conversations. (Part one here) In this one I talk about the importance of
This is the third episode in my series of short videos about having difficult conversations. (Part One Part Two) I talk about the Marshmallow Challenge
Anne Marie McEwan reflects on the complexity of relationships in her post, Complexify Yourself: I think that complexity takes on another dimension when people interact. We
A New Zealand School ditches the safety rules for its playground and gets some pretty amazing results. The Principal comments: The kids were motivated, busy
Adam Curry is in mortal combat with his would-be broadband provider. After being in telephone-tennis with them for weeks now he proposes a new tactic. Record the conversations and podcast
Roger Martin has started a series of posts arguing that bosses of big organisations are increasingly disconnected from reality: I want to explore the growing malaise around business in particular
Adam Curry‘s podcasts often cite the Saturday Night Live spoof in which Christopher Walken plays a mad record producer. Walken interrupts the recording of a classic rock track with incessant
Complexity versus Lean from Jurgen Appelo I thought this slideshare on complexity and lean thinking and kanban was fascinating. I learnt a lot. Jurgen Appelo does a good job pointing
