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leaders
Some companies just want the people at the top being leaders. Other companies aren’t so narrow minded, they expect all levels to be able …
trust is the best form of control
Trust isn’t a short-term rush. It is something that’s fluid and organic, and built up over time. Which is why, when someone I hardly know …
the older we get
I love my work. Most of my good friends feel pretty similar. But that was not always the case. Back when we were very …
accountability only works if…
When working on culture engagements for large companies, you soon notice a lot of nice-sounding words being thrown around like confetti. It’s an occupational …
nothing happens until…
When it comes to changing corporate culture, THIS is the gapingvoid mantra. Too many leaders expect things to change, without changing how anyone feels about anything, …
it's all about community
In his book, The Great Degeneration, Niall Ferguson writes about how membership to civil organizations has declined significantly in the last hundred years, both in the …
wings
Love. The inexplicable, all consuming, joy-filling emotion. I think Saint Paul said it best, after all: “without love, I am nothing”. The ability to love was …
nothing like playing it safe
A job in a bank or a law firm, say, isn’t the safe haven it was a generation ago. Neither is a fancy-sounding job …
care in action
The message is simple: healthcare begins and ends with real emotions. No doctor or medical worker could do their job without a huge amount of …
be remarkable
Basically, we all want to be remarkable- literally, worth remarking upon. i.e. we want our work to be successful, worth talking about. We want …
what if?
Sometimes “What If?” is all you need to go places, to really start your most incredible and epic of journeys. It’s not that the …
bringing your whole self to work
If I think there were a Holy Grail to the world of work, something that everyone should aspire to, I’d call it “Presence”. i.e. being totally …
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