This is way off the admittedly wide path I normally tread here. But for readers in the states who don’t know who George Galloway is look out. He’s testifying on Capitol Hill next week and it should be… interesting. Another Galloway link.
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
I’ve used Orange for my mobile service for something like 10 years. In that time, I suspect they’ve done pretty well out of me. They just lost me. In my
So here’s what I’m planning to say in my pages of the 100 bloggers project. (A book showcasing 100 bloggers. 25 bloggers each open a chapter and then hand over
Gianpiero Petriglieri proposes treating careers as works of art. Success in art is not just making a living or being famous and acclaimed. Those are consequences. Success is moving and
what we can learn about learning from a toddler’s playtime
