The Oxford English dictionary announced after much discussion and research, that the word of the Year for 2016 was post-truth. It described post-truth as an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’. The word post-truth has … Continue reading RESILIENCE… Oxford’s word of the year for 2017?
Step 3 ~ Direction (continued) “…the way you get the most out of every moment you have on the planet, whether that’s personal or for business, is by acquiring new skills and by becoming better at what you do” Tim Ferris Working towards business freedom A great question Tim Ferris asks himself is: “What can … Continue reading Developing Creative Brilliance in your Team (Part 4)
Step 3 - Direction One of my earlier professions was as a personal trainer. It was working with clients who aspired to be fitter and healthier that inspired my quest for knowledge of the mind-body connection. Often I would be faced with new clients who’d been struggling with their weight for some time. As such … Continue reading Developing Creative Brilliance in your Team (Part 3)
Introduction In the previous article in this series I explained the CREATE model. If you’re going to unleash the creative brilliance in your team, you’ll need to foster some of the conditions which allow that to happen. These were the freedom to challenge existing paradigms, developing deep relationships amongst the team, exposure to novel experiences, … Continue reading Developing Creative Brilliance in your Team (Part 2)
Introduction The story goes that Einstein was daydreaming about travelling on rays of light and this led to his famous theory of relativity. But you don’t find many leaders asking their team to daydream. Leadership that unlocks the creative potential of a team requires some courage. It’s easier, one could argue, for giants such as … Continue reading Developing Creative Brilliance in your Team (Part 1)
So imagine these scenarios. A group of Bankers are sat in an office and they are wondering how to extract more money from the public so they can all claim bigger bonuses. So they come up with what they believe is an ingenious solution. They wrap up some dodgy debts into some triple ‘A’ packaging. … Continue reading Make Better Decisions with Universal Intelligence
