December 9, 2014
So much of our mental model about what works in our world, is built around the notion of personal achievement. We celebrate the individual by giving them money, recognition, profile or position. This is not a bad thing in and of itself. It’s just not enough, and at some level, we know that, despite its…
September 30, 2014
It is easy in a noisy world to want time alone. It’s easy when your diary is full, your commitments significant, your time short to want to be left alone, to have the autonomy and freedom to just get stuff done or to tell others to just ‘do it’ themselves. I have talked to hundreds…
February 23, 2014
Most of us have had an experience of trying to organise something that requires the agreement of a group of people. It could be going to see a movie, choosing a holiday destination, cooking a meal. It could also be organising office space as part of a move, engaging a team to a new objective,…
October 2, 2013
I, like many people, feel that politicians and very senior business people are too slow to act. They juggle a complexity of stakeholders with much invested in retaining the status quo. I understand the fear of change on this scale; whole industries are likely to cease to exist. Following the global financial crisis, we have…
August 13, 2013
Helping hand – by Fabian Dattner Once upon a time, the teachers were all older than the students. Once upon a time IF you were older, you could reasonably expect to lend a hand to someone younger, to help them do something, learn something, grow, develop skills, and generally be more able in the world.…