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“The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination.” — John Schaar I have been spending a lot of time writing a business...
I recently encountered someone who had built a barrier between them and customers because 'they had been told NOT to speak to customers'. It made me think about permission. “I wish you luck, and stubbornness, and the absence of the need for a permission slip from anybody. Just...
“Leadership is accepting responsibility for enabling others to achieve shared purpose under conditions of uncertainty” — Marshall Ganz There is nothing like ambiguity to test and crystallise the abilities of a leader. Navigating uncharted waters, and helping others see a way forward is an essential skill for anyone who aims to...
> “She knows, now, absolutely, hearing the white noise that is London, that Damien’s theory of jet lag is correct: that her mortal soul is leagues behind her, being reeled in on some ghostly umbilical down the vanished wake of the plane that brought her here, hundreds of thousands...
About six months since I captured my last thoughts on this. I've changed jobs, and now I'm in one of the most iconic buildings in the city [https://www.the-shard.com/]. I take a train, and two tubes most days. Today I didn't and...
I knew it would happen. It was inevitable. Something like the events of yesterday [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/westminster-attack--news-] was bound to occur. I even considered it briefly when I was deciding whether to swap my 20-minute drive for a one hour commute into London. My decision was easy,...