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Benjamin Franklin and deliberate practice
Thomas Jefferson was a great believer in luck, and he found that the harder he worked the luckier he got. His friend and fellow signatory …
Read MoreStories or just the facts?
Bob Dickman, who wrote Elements of Persausion, just sent me this note that has this thought provoking story in it which I though you would …
Read MoreRichard Branson launches Virgin Money with a simple clarity story
Last week I was driving to basketball with my daughter listening to Hamish and Andy on the radio. Richard Branson was up next to talk …
Read MoreIrene Pepperberg and Alex
In the 1970s Irene Pepperberg was studying for her PhD at Harvard in theoretical chemistry but wasn’t really loving it. Then she learned about the …
Read MoreCommunity of Practice – Green Ninjas
I had a great day on Tuesday exploring a Community of Practice that has formed within a NSW local government council. This group call themselves …
Read MoreA postive approach to change
For change to stick it’s often a good idea to find where things are working and then figure out how to get those successful behaviours …
Read MoreLeadership Storytelling – 20 minute podcast
Are you tired of reading blog posts? For a change how about just listening about storytelling? Makes sense really. I recorded this podcast for a …
Read MoreI remember you
Why do you remember some people and completely forget others? In February 2008 I ran some some sessions for a client at a site in …
Read MoreReducing arseholes in the workplace. Mentoring helps
I remember this day clearly. I’d been working at IBM for a few years running the KM practice and I decided I should move into …
Read MoreGet rid of the crappy stuff. Advice from Steve Jobs
Here is a nice little story from CEO of Nike, Mark Parker.
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