Posted in Belief, Challenges, Change, Creativity, Decisions, Life, Life Balance, Love, Problem Solving, Self Reflection, leadership, religion on July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Most ignorance is vincible ignorance:
we don’t know because we don’t want to know.
Aldous Huxley
In all human endeavors there lie risks we don’t want to explore, flaws we’d rather ignore, and conflicts we’d rather avoid. We choose the comfort of deliberate ignorance over the insecurity of uncertain knowledge.
We are all incredibly good at stepping around the [...]
Posted in Challenges, Change, Creativity, Innovation, Life, Life Balance, Management, Managing, Problem Solving, Self Reflection, Soft Skills, change management on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t fight forces;
Use them.
Buckminster Fuller
Ships sail against the wind, waters behind the dam give it strength, the weight of an arch bestows suspended flight to waves of stone and steel. In all of these, the forces that work against success, are what make it possible.
Physical force has direction and energy, but no motivation or [...]
Posted in Belief, Challenges, Change, Decisions, Ethics, Life, Life Balance, Love, Problem Solving, change management on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let us endeavor to live
that when we come to die,
even the undertaker will be sorry.
Mark Twain
Each day is a brick to be thrown or build upon. Even at the height of anger we have choices — to defend or to destroy. We choose our roles — protector or protagonist.
Is today a better place, because of [...]
Posted in Communicating, Ethics, Life, Love, Self Reflection, Soft Skills, Trust, Work, communication on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The fleas were appalling,
but the honour was great.
Laurie R. King
We demonstrate our respect and gratitude in a variety of ways, from a simple phrase of thanks, to elaborate gifts and celebrations. Our depth of respect and personal resources, determines the quality of our gift.
In turn, we accept gifts and honours with a critical eye, weighing [...]
Posted in Business, Challenges, Change, Life, Management, Self Reflection, Soft Skills, speaking on July 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
There is nothing permanent
except change.
Heraclitus
That’s a well worked, worn and weary cliché… nevertheless, it’s also the truth. It means that no matter what we’re doing today… we’ll be doing something different tomorrow. Forget the notion of catching up. Drop the idea that things will slow down. Let go of that Status Quo posing as a [...]
