Posts that ask the reader to think about the content of the post rather than just scroll through.
When the platform you are standing on is on fire, do you need to measure the height of the flames, the fire intensity, and the rate of spread before deciding to move? If you are a firefighter, then the answer might be ‘perhaps’ or ‘it depends’. Professional judgement and experience would serve to guide a …
How much heat before you get out of the kitchen? Read More »
Liminal space is the time between what was and what’s next. The term is derived from the Latin word ‘limen’, meaning threshold. It’s a place of transition, a place of not knowing, a place of uncertainty. Navigating liminal space can be unnerving and uncomfortable, especially for those of us who may have a strong preference …
What lies between and betwixt what’s now and what’s next? Read More »
Are you willing to surrender? I anticipate most reading this would instinctively say “absolutely not” and say so in a heartbeat. Period. Full stop. Yet, this is not an easy question to answer when examined more closely. Hustle, sport and military culture would, as a default stance, tell us to “never surrender”. However, the question …
According to a significant new Microsoft survey, managers and employees have fundamentally different opinions on productivity when working from home. Bosses question whether remote work is equally productive as being in the office. “While 87% of employees said they could function just as well from home as they could on-site, 80% of managers didn’t agree.” …
‘Who hurt you so badly that you feel the need to hurt someone else?’ is an incisive, powerful, and courageous coaching question. It was posed by poet and philosopher, David Whyte, in his recent, brilliant online series, ‘The Edge You Carry With You’. He reminded listeners that when we choose, consciously or unconsciously, to diss …
Here’s an article that thinks about how the profession of coaching reinvents itself to serve individuals and teams for effectively in these current uncertain times. Are there magic ingredients to achieving this? Have a read and see what you think.