Over 15 years ago, a book was written by Eduardo Ponset called “the formula for happiness”. I don’t remember the formula, but I do remember something that had great importance for me. One of the elements of the formula was a “B” for “busqueda” – the spanish word for “searching”. The feeling you get when … Read more
Yesterday I had the privilege of spending an hour with the former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo as she spoke with the global Vistage community. The title of her talk was “Leadership in Times of Crisis”. Indra shared her 5 “C”s of leadership in organisations: Competence – “you have to have at least one ‘hip … Read more
In 1972, a plane carrying rugby team from Uruguay crashed in the high Andes. 25 passengers survived the crash… and then found themselves trapped high on a glacier. Initially they waited for search parties to arrive. On day 10, they heard on the radio “the search has been called off”. This day they realised that … Read more
Convenience makes things easy… but what is easy is not always whats most important, valuable or effective. We choose between the options we see, not all the options… we’ve got to be increasingly careful that we don’t choose the path that is just easiest to see. Convenience food… is not health food. Tech companies work … Read more
I’ve felt that I’ve been more anxious about life over the last week or two… and have been reflecting in my journal about what might have triggered these negative thoughts. As we begin the new year, I’m in a mix between anxiety about setting goals and feeling an urgent need to rapidly get started on … Read more
I loved this twitter thread from Sahil Bloom on life’s great paradoxes. I believe that developing the mental ability to deal with the existence of paradox is an important part of becoming wise. Sahil’s initial tweet… What is a Paradox? A paradox is two seemingly opposite things that seem impossible but are actually both true. … Read more
Sustainability, AI and Digitalisation are three important strategic concerns for all businesses. Covid has accelerated this process of transformation. Some jobs will disappear, and new types of jobs will be created. What skills will keep us valuable? A recent McKinsey report looked at the human skills that will remain in high demand as organisations adapt … Read more
“Every opportunity is attached to a person. Opportunities do not float like clouds in the sky. They’re attached to people. If you’re looking for an opportunity — including one that has a financial payoff — you’re really looking for a person.” Entrepreneur and investor Ben Casnocha, Source: James Clear’s (excellent!) weekly newsletter My life is an … Read more
Earlier this week I was part of the 6th International Coaching Symposium at IESE Business School. In the afternoon we heard from a panel of board members and senior HR leaders as they shared their experiences with coaching and integrating coaching into the development systems of their companies. I had the opportunity to ask the … Read more
A company has only one ultimate decision maker: the CEO. The CEO is the only person in a company without peers. No other individual holds such a full and final responsibility for the company. The CEO is the most powerful and sought-after title in business, more influential than any other. The CEO takes the company’s … Read more