This post is part of the series: Jung for Leaders — The Inner Work of Moving People to Action| Next post | Previous Post Also in this series: The 12 Jungian Archetypes | A Deep Dive into Jungian Archetypes | Jung’s 5 Pillars of a Happy Life When I was first asked to become a teacher at IESE … Read more
This post is part of the series: Jung for Leaders — The Inner Work of Moving People to ActionAlso in this series: The 12 Jungian Archetypes | A Deep Dive into Jungian Archetypes | Jung’s 5 Pillars of a Happy Life The Importance of Awareness We only have the capacity to take decisions and make … Read more
The leaders who best cope with change in their environments do 3 things better than those who struggle to cope: Awareness In the old times of coal mining, miners took a canary bird with them down into the mines. This was not for the singing of the canary, it was to ensure they were aware … Read more
Trying Changes Everything “It’s hard to engage with a character who isn’t trying.” — Nathan Bransford Nathan is a book editor talking about fictional characters, but his insight holds equally true in real life. We instinctively favour people who are actually doing something — people taking a risk and putting effort into creating a result. … Read more
This blog has often shared my posts and reflections about being productive, making good use of your days. Here is 6 time author Dan Pink with another great video on Productivity. Again he provides 12 minutes of gold. I’m sharing his video here. I recently shared his great video How to make 2026 the best … Read more
You did well in school with thinking intelligence. Life needs something else: “commitment intelligence”. I see it in leaders who win long-term. School problems? Think your way out. Life challenges? Commit your way through. Commitment intelligence has 3 ingredientes:
In Vistage we often talk about “success models”. We ask people “what is your success model?”. Effective, successful leaders have one. A success model for a new year This is an extremely practical and complete guide to really making positive progress in 2026. I was all set for making a video of my own, but … Read more
If I was to try to summarise all of my leadership teachings down into one word, the word would be “Intentional“. I teach leaders to be intentional: In communications I teach leaders to clarify their “Point X” – a visibly clear outcome from each interaction. How can you become Intentional? Write some goals down, and … Read more
I watched a wonderful speech by Rory Sutherland on my flight recently from Barcelona to Dublin. He shared several valuable concepts, but one that stuck with me – how to balance Exploration and Exploitation in our lives and in our businesses. Explore new things. Then focus on what works. What’s your balance? How is your … Read more
Jim Rohn said don’t wish for success; wish to become the kind of person who attracts success. This video shares what I consider my second most important life lesson (here is the first): prove to yourself that you can do hard things. School is more than learning facts; it’s a system that teaches discipline through … Read more