by Leigh Harrison | Aug 4, 2020 | Leadership, WISDOMS Blogs
To gain perspective is to have “the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship” — Dictionary.com This seems a meaningful thing to be able to do in the face of problems we haven’t solved yet. The journey to getting perspective is about:...
by Leigh Harrison | Jul 23, 2020 | Initiative, WISDOMS Blogs
The entrance of a conference centre had a huge message marked out in stone on a wall that curved as you drove up the driveway. It said WELCOME. A simple message we often see. But this time I paid attention to the word and it struck me deeply. Here was an invitation to...
by Leigh Harrison | Jul 23, 2020 | Attitude, WISDOMS Blogs
Today I just couldn’t concentrate. I had a plan. I had a task list. I had prioritized it. Everything I advised in my blog on procrastination yesterday. But mostly what I did was make myself another cup of coffee; had the sudden urge to walk around the garden; started...
by Leigh Harrison | Jul 21, 2020 | The Difference Maker, WISDOMS Blogs
“The world does not owe you a living. It was here first.” — Mark Twain. By ‘living’ I think this means more than just money in your pocket, although this too. Living is embracing the fullness of life and all its dimensions. But it’s not going to be handed to you. Does...
by Leigh Harrison | Jul 14, 2020 | Attitude, WISDOMS Blogs
There are two “f” ways of thinking. And you thought there was only one! We have to improve the quality of our thinking. We can’t rely on previous paradigms. There is no guarantee that what worked in the past is going to work in the future. In fact, we not want it to....
by Leigh Harrison | Jul 11, 2020 | Leadership, WISDOMS Blogs
Trust is essential but we’re not sure how to build it. Fortunately, Stephen M.R. Covey, son of Stephen Covey of Seven Habits fame, wrote a book called The Speed of Trust. In the book Covey makes the business case for trust. He illustrates over and over that high...
