Dr Kathy Allen made many excellent points when I spoke to her about her work at the intersection of leadership, system change and innovation. One point was that old paradigms get really ‘loud’ before they fall. I noticed that in 2008 with the last bank crash. Paradigm winners get really greedy as they try to … Continue reading DEAD vs LIFE Leadership
In the UK, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health. The annual mortality of human-made air pollution in the UK is roughly equivalent to between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths every year. Asthma is the most common long-term medical condition in children in the UK, with around one in 11 children and young people living with … Continue reading How Capitalism and Hierarchy Continue to Destroy the Health of the World.
“Concern for our own happiness (self interest) recommends to us the virtue of prudence (self-command), concern for that of other people, the virtues of justice and beneficence –- of which the one restrains us from hurting, the other prompts … (us) to promote that happiness.” He didn't intend for some people to become extremely wealthy … Continue reading Adam Smith, the grandfather of capitalism said:
Unfortunately, the world of work and capitalism is driven by stressful neurotransmitters such as cortisol, adrenaline and dopamine. Founders and Entrepreneurs have to be driven people when it comes to breaking new ground and competing for their place in the world. Technology and processed foods need to be addictive and give you a 'RUSH' otherwise … Continue reading Don’t Be a CAD Leader!
Like most ideas in life, people have various viewpoints on what terms mean and entail. Eco-Coaching will be one of those too. From my perspective eco-coaching can be utilised out in nature and if possible, should be for 4 reasons: Whilst walking side-by-side in nature we begin to feel a level of connection, and as … Continue reading Eco-Coaching – What is it? & Why the World Needs it Now!
When I wrote my Book: ‘From Mercenaries to Missionaries’ I wanted to give entrepreneurs, executives and managers tools around leadership and teamwork that are sublimely simple and easy to implement. Too much of the leadership lexicon has fallen into the realms of academia. Nothing wrong with academic study, but academia is often the activity of … Continue reading Too Many TAPs, Not Enough STOP’s, We Need More LEGO
Why is ownership so important in team and individual engagement? With ownership one could argue, the owner's worldview is to extract value from people working on 'their' projects where as, a leader is leveraging the potential of a group of people to co-create value for the community. Ownership is one of the greatest cons of all … Continue reading Ownership or Leadership?
A comparison of OODA loop and a more recent model EDUCE.
When I was teaching leadership to intelligence agents in a far off land, they explained to me that although they loved the concepts they feared they would encounter resistance in the bureaucratic systems they work in. We've all got to become leaders. I wrote a book 'Mercenaries to Missionaries' (see link in comments) which is … Continue reading OPERATION BUTTERFLY (TOP SECRET)
Scientific philosopher, Thomas Khune, stated that ‘advancement is not evolutionary, but rather a series of violent revolutions and in such revolutions one conceptual worldview is replaced by another’. Khune called these revolutions in worldviews ‘Paradigm Shifts’ As I was explaining the universal life cycle to a client yesterday, the pandemic was a useful example of … Continue reading What are you going to Stop-Start-Recover & Adapt?
