We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.
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Timing is everything, Dan Pink
We’ve talked about Dan Pink’s work on the surprising truth about motivation for some time and his most recent work is no less insightful. ‘When: the scientific secrets of perfect timing’ carves new territory in bringing together many fields of research to understand how timing plays into the event, experience and outcomes for humanity. In […]
Antifragile, a definition from Nassim Nicholas Taleb
From Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder: Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love adventure , risk, and uncertainty. Yet, in spite of the ubiquity of the phenomenon, there is no word for the exact opposite of fragile. Let us call it antifragile. Antifragility […]
Collaboration Space Design
We’ve all been in environments that just didn’t work. For many, this is the norm. Yet it can be one of the simplest things you do to make a positive impact in outcomes of your conversations and work. When we arrive into any new space, whether on a client site, a new event venue or […]
The Future Has Many Names
The future has many names. For the weak, it’s unattainable. For the fearful, it’s unknown. For the bold, it’s ideal. Victor Hugo Many are feeling the intensity of 2019 already; like 2018 just seemed to ramp up and roll into the new year. What happened to the age-old Australian pattern of a down-cycle between Melbourne […]
Today was a good day.
When clients you enjoy working with reach out to you to support them on their next endeavour, you know you’ve done something right. And when your colleagues speak openly to you about your working relationship with the intention of growth and fulfilment, you know you’re nurturing a healthy environment together. Thank you to my ongoing […]
Leadership lessons from a networked organisation
Our models for value creation in business are increasingly being shaken up. Why? One could argue that the ‘transformation’ efforts of recent decades have been incremental, at best, and that Taylorism is alive and well in the modern-day corporation. In his book ‘Team of Teams’ McChystal suggests we’ve been ‘doing things right (efficiency), but not […]
How I secured world-class mentors, and you can to.
This month I’ve secured 3 of the best mentors I could possibly hope for. It took me weeks of messaging and unanswered calls before I finally got their attention. 5 minutes was all I was asking for, initially. These are busy people. They run companies. They have families. They have their own interests. Many things […]
How we embraced ambiguity to address the complexity of autonomous vehicle implementation in Australia
You may have seen Tesla’s automatic drive demo way back in 2016, heard news of Audi’s autonomous-drive A8, or seen the [somewhat more utilitarian] trial shuttle at Sydney’s Olympic Park or the dozens of other locations around the globe – but have you ever stopped to think about what would need to happen for driverless cars to operate on our […]
This 2 hour exercise could make the difference for your business in 2018
Over the past 7 days I’ve facilitated 3 strategic planning sessions, and while the context of each was very different the approach remained the same. The core outcome for all of these sessions was clarity of their current position and focus on individual and collective roles 2018. This article provides you the process we followed […]