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
PSFK: Smash Hits Closes PSFK spots the demise of teen magazine Smash Hits… cos its readers now get what they want faster and deeper online… (tags: marketing new+media connected+media) —–
I enjoyed this post by Dave Pollard- Ten Reasons to be Optimistic. Dave writes powerfully on issues that threaten to make life on earth hard to bear in future, and
I’m going to be in Washington DC 10th-12th October and San Francisco – for the Applied Improv conference – from 12th-18th. Any readers in either part of the world who’d
Ogilvy PR have published this guide to blogging (pdf 2.8MB). It’s a well-produced introduction to blogging for the uninitiated – very well pitched for persuading corporates to take this seriously.
