April 6, 2016
When selling fire extinguishers, start with fire, advises an old adage. Yet I often see charismatic leaders who the minute…
Thoughts
Be still my analogue heart!
February 16, 2016
My godmother was in hospital a few years ago having her right knee reconstructed. On operation day, the surgeon came in…
What is the opposite of courage?
January 27, 2016
When Paul McCartney was in school, he was told he should give up music and get a ‘safe job’ in…
Defying The F-Word
December 7, 2015
The hermit crab lives in a salvaged empty shell. As it continues to grow, this shell eventually starts to pinch.…
How to do a Warren Buffett
November 16, 2015
When Warren Buffet was asked at a conference how he got smarter, he simply held up a stack of papers…
Strategically Expanding Your Mind
November 9, 2015
In the film The Book Thief a young girl named Liesel finds solace through literature amidst the horrors of World…
If It Ain’t Got That Swing!
November 2, 2015
I am so over passion, aren’t you? Lately the term “passion” feels like just another buzzword tossed around to sell…
How to use private discourse to surprise and delight your audience
October 12, 2015
I was recently talking to the CEO of a large, global professional services company that had run a massive event…
Three Must Know Life – Changing Global Work Trends
October 5, 2015
I’ve just spent September criss-crossing the globe, working with leaders, entrepreneurs and educators in the UK, Canada and USA. Is…
Small doors open into large rooms
September 28, 2015
The 1999 movie, The Hurricane, was based on the true story of Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter. Carter, a talented American/Canadian boxer, was twice controversially convicted of – and…
Message mastery creates shift
September 14, 2015
Young men between 18 and 21 are at the highest risk in terms of road fatalities. But how do you…
Rule number 6
August 31, 2015
Two prime ministers are having an important private meeting. Suddenly, the door is flung open and an official, in great…