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Thoughts to actions
The best thing we could do for ourselves is reflect on the way we think. I read that in a book once (as a wisdom …
Read MoreThe Beams of New College, Oxford
Another find from the filing cabinet clean up. This time an anecdote from Stewart Brand’s How Buildings Learn. This story was recorded by Brand from …
Read MoreMy friends confirm my huntch that knowledge work is dead
Yesterday I arrived home from a relaxing trip to Jervis Bay to enjoy Christmas with my family (sans computer). So today I couldn’t help myself …
Read MoreMaxine McKew tells three anecdotes
People vote for politicians based on the emotions they generate not the intellectual merits of their policies.1 And emotion is generated by the stories we …
Read MoreLet’s be proactive with organisational storytelling
Stories are created in organisations whenever something remarkable happens, and people love to remark on how leaders react under pressure because the way anyone reacts …
Read MoreLetting go
I was waiting for a flight the other day and I happened to catch 5 minutes of a surfing documentary featuring Kelly Slater, 8 times …
Read MoreName badges as conversation starters
Graham Harvey in his book ‘Seducing the Vigilante Customer ‘ tells of his experience in a restaurant. “Even though I sort of half guessed what …
Read MoreCollaboration conditions
I was having a conversation last week about how easy it is to rob people of the permission to collaborate. Examples were provided of how …
Read MoreWhy don’t they just follow the procedure?
On 29-30 August, a USAF B-52 bomber mistakenly armed with six nuclear tipped cruise missiles, flew from Minot, North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base …
Read MoreClient relationships – getting a helping hand
We are lucky to have many terrific clients that we love working with. Here’s an example of a strong client relationship.
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