Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
For people who like to go a little deeper, this short talk by Alan Watts explores some of the philosophy behind The Churning’s approach to Inner Leadership and becoming antifragile. We are living Continue Reading →
A time of change can make our lives seem difficult. But it also brings us opportunities. We can understand this more deeply when we realise four things. The first is Continue Reading →
People often ask me why this book is called The Churning. I tell them there are three reasons. The first is the churning that is happening all around us: the Continue Reading →
Steve Jobs was an imperfect human being, just like the rest of us. And like all of us, he was never going to live forever. But during his short life Continue Reading →
This time of change that we are living through is calling on us to develop a new approach to leading ourselves and other people. When we do this, it will Continue Reading →
Measurement is an important part of all our lives, both for defining our objectives and for tracking our progress towards them. Creating inspiration and becoming antifragile might be more difficult Continue Reading →
We are living through a time of extraordinary change. And like the growth of Covid-19, the rate of that change is still accelerating. To live well through all these changes Continue Reading →
They say a diamond is just a piece of charcoal that has learned to handle pressure exceptionally well. This time of change is putting us all under pressure. And The Churning, Continue Reading →
Before the great explorers of old set out on their journeys, they would always draw a map of the territory they were about to enter: where was the food and Continue Reading →
In the short time since Inner Leadership was first published we have seen many unexpected changes: North Korea has emerged as a long range nuclear power (and then offered to give up Continue Reading →
Before we start out on a new project, role, or relationship, our previous project, role, or relationship must come to an end. These endings are not always easy, and sometimes Continue Reading →
In this time of change, people are likely to feel confused, uncertain, or even afraid. So the best way to convince them to do something new is by inspiring them. Continue Reading →
I apologise for the interruption to the daily posts. My mother passed away in the early hours of 12th March and although I managed to post that day, and the Continue Reading →
Mark Twain told us that, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Recently, the Harvard Business Review Continue Reading →
More than a century ago, Sigmund Freud discovered how memories of bad things that happen during our childhoods can sometimes return to haunt us, messing up our lives. But for Continue Reading →
A time of change is almost bound to bring us unwanted emotions such as anger, frustration, sadness, or fear. When this happens, our first response can often be to want Continue Reading →
The final mis-blink or mistaken assumption we can easily fall into during this time of change is called blaming or scapegoating. When a situation turns out differently from the way Continue Reading →
Our first step to becoming antifragile is to deepen our connection with who we are at our best and what matters most to us. One of the four approaches that Inner Leadership Continue Reading →
The Churning, Inner Leadership provides you with a kind of workshop: a set of exercises and practical tools that you can use to build the seven skills, abilities, or competencies Continue Reading →