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Diving Into Issues
There is a wide debate in project management and other management disciplines that is phrased in the context of asking if it is absolutely necessary for…
The Hidden Bottom Line
I was asked to advise on some strategies for sales. A long time ago I learnt that one has to look not only for the bottom line and then the hidden bottom…
Identifying Opportunities
I was thinking today about identifying opportunities. We all get to see the world around us every day. Some of us take this as an opportunity to reflect on…
Thinking Things Through
I recently came across a process for thinking things through. I think it is something that we all should have and be trained on. How many times in life have…
Simplicity
Is there such a thing as simplicity? It is a surprisingly complex thing to make things simple. You have to search for the essence of what is – this requires…
Combining Vision with Action
We often think that vision is something that is out there. Since I have completed my MBA, which included research on high performance in small teams, I have…
Gratitude
There is a lot wrong in the world today. In many ways it boils down to one basic thing – gratitude. Gratitude is the anti-thesis of all the major sins. Lust…
Release Your Subjects
We often imagine ourselves as the centre of the world. We do not say it that directly, but we live as if other people are part of our kingdom. They must understand us, respond to us, ag…
Be All That You Can Be
At some point in life we realise that we are going to die one day and all of a sudden, we start doing more, being more and taking more responsibility.
Shift Dramatically and Live Incrementally
When the direction is wrong, change clearly; when the direction is right, build patiently through small repeated acts of alignment.
Decide If You Are Being Repelled or Attracted
When you realise that you are not free – you have to realise that something is holding you.
Connect Unconnected Things
Take five things are unconnected and or unrelated and link them. The link may not be easy and may elude you for a while – but you will find it eventually….