Diogenes, the famous ancient Greek philosopher, engaged in a notable quest known as the "search for an honest man." Through this pursuit, he aimed to unveil the hypocrisy and superficiality inherent in societal norms and conventions. Diogenes employed a rather unconventional method of shedding light on people's true nature and their adherence to deceptive practices … Continue reading The Search For Honest Men
Introduction In recent years, an increasing number of individuals have started questioning the effectiveness of corporatocracy and capitalism as the dominant systems governing our societies. While capitalism has long been hailed as the driving force behind economic growth and innovation, the real driver was human curiosity. We didn't need capitalism, humans love solving problems but … Continue reading Corporatocracy and Capitalism Aren’t Really Working, and People Are Finally Beginning to Realise…
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!
Mentoring is a powerful way of imparting knowledge and developing people within organisations. Mentoring is a powerful way of imparting knowledge and developing people within organisations. The word Mentor originates from Homer's classic poem, 'The Odyssey', describing a time around 1200BC when Odyssus was preparing to travel a great distance. He asked 'Mentor' to act … Continue reading Mentoring is a powerful way of imparting knowledge and developing people within organisations.
Ray Dalio the famous investor said it's a good idea to look back into history to understand and predict the future. It's an insightful talk (I'll leave a link in the comments) in which Ray outlines the various changes to world orders that happen around every 250 years (not 500 as I say in the … Continue reading What Hunter Gatherers – ‘The First Affluent – Society’ Can Teach Us About Surviving a Changing World Order!
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
Competition is seen as a natural part of life and work. There is always a creation stage when an idea must compete for its place in the world. You have to compete for a new job. The entrepreneurial stage in business is when the start-up must prove it’s worth and activity is primarily about winning … Continue reading Using friendly competition to boost performance in your business…
About every decade or so there are shifts. Big impacts land which affect personal and business domains. For some people its good news and for others not so. I personally think this is part of a universal life cycle which encourages evolution. I also think that big changes are happening more often due to advances … Continue reading The 4 Responses to Big Shifts
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.
