Plans Are Worthless But Planning Is Everything
Companies used to have five to ten year strategic plans. Then it was down to two to three years because of technological advancements and industry disruptions. The global pandemic and the accompanying unpredictability may have wiped out any hope that you can do any...
A Simple Story of Learning To Fly
At a WISDOMS™ Chat session we discussed what we believed it takes to be successful. One answer was “perseverance and hard work.” Nothing wrong with that, if you know you’re on the path that is taking you where you want to go. If you look ahead two or five or ten years...
Rebuilding Your Business
We are not simply at the mercy of our circumstances. Although this is about our attitude it’s so much more. It’s about the initiative we have to take to move forward on our terms rather than wait for the future to roll over us. If you own or lead a business or...
One Brain Is Not Enough
We face huge global problems. We also deal with difficulties and unknowns in our work and personal lives. We cannot do life or find solutions on our own, or even with our small tribe. We need to build collaborative relationships across diverse people who have the...
Extending Your Tent Pegs A Little Further
As I drove out of my garage this morning and along the street where our house tucks into the one corner, I waved to the gardener working on the pavement outside the house across the road. He was born in Filibusi, Zimbabwe — same as my Dad! Further along, I smiled at...
Frog or Lion?
Did you know that frogs are one of the most sensitive creatures in the world to changes in environment? They are known as the litmus test for pollution because the minute a landscape is contaminated in any way the population of frogs starts to die out. They need...
The Story of Your Life
How many movies have you watched that start with “Based on a True Story”? In the last few weeks I have watched two Oscar nominated movies that are interpretations of real people’s lives. The one was Judy and the other Ford vs Ferrari. Both these movies impacted me...
The Practice of Perspective
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:...
May It Go Well With You
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...
The Value of a Wandering Mind
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...