The level of your systems
You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. James Clear – Atomic Habits If you… Read More »The level of your systems
February 2019
John Gardner on regeneration
Values always decay over time. Societies that keep their values alive do not do so not by escaping the process of decay but by powerful… Read More »John Gardner on regeneration
Peter Drucker on Freedom
Freedom … is not the same as individual happiness, nor is it security or peace and progress. It is not the state in which the… Read More »Peter Drucker on Freedom
Ordinary people. Good work.
Good to Great is all well and good, but what about Pretty Good to Very Good? I’ve been mulling over the DC podcast and this… Read More »Ordinary people. Good work.
Caterina Fake: 5 Cs
If you look at all of the companies that I’ve been involved with and the investments that I’ve made, they are companies that emphasise creativity,… Read More »Caterina Fake: 5 Cs
In the way of it
For my youngest son, putting on his shoes is a BIG JOB. Catch him in the right mood, and he’ll get it done. But if… Read More »In the way of it
Contact
Next time you read an article, listen to a podcast, watch a program that you like – why don’t you get in touch with whoever… Read More »Contact
Raising the tone
Lowering the tone is easy, often funny, and sometimes desirable: lofty conversations gain traction (or evaporate) when touched to earth. Laughter liberates. It’s much harder… Read More »Raising the tone
Bits for atoms
We’re repainting our house – this is one of the colours about to be mixed at our local hardware shop. A small snippet of the… Read More »Bits for atoms
Conflicting values
If you keep butting up against the same problem with a colleague – a problem you think you’ve fixed, but that comes up repeatedly in… Read More »Conflicting values