No one can be told what The Matrix is, you have to see it for yourself....
In about 45 minutes you will start to lose the people in your meeting, and there isn't a dman thing you can do about it.
If you want to kick start your development, you need to start with your line manager.
Leaders must demonstrate through their actions that constant learning is a requirement for everyone.
Leaders should live in a constant state of “I don’t know, but let’s figure it out.”
There is a common misconception that I would like to put to bed right now, it’s about Ego, and Confidence. It is this: Confident people, truly confident people, don’t have big egos. In fact, they probably have very little ego. When people talk about confidence they tend to paint an image of someone who is … Continue reading Ego is not Confidence
Around this time of year I remember this article that I read in the Financial Times back in 2018. It’s all about how to “switch off” from work when you’re on holiday, and I was both surprised and dismayed to find how many people “switch off” from work by either working a little bit every … Continue reading It’s not a Culture Problem
First, what is Cognitive Load? Basically, it’s how much working memory you are using in your brain, a person can hole 5 to 9 items in working memory at any one time. High cognitive loads can lead to forgetting things, impaired decision making, and increased errors. Cognitive Load can be split into three types: Intrinsic … Continue reading Let’s talk about Cognitive Load.
I once got feedback from a member of my team that said I was often so calm that it didn’t seem like I understood the gravity of the situation. At the time I had recently taken over ownership of the Group Financial Consolidation system. The system was new, the team were new, the processes and … Continue reading Detatch
Just who the hell are you? It’s an interesting question. Up until a few months ago you were probably a bunch of people. You probably had different personas that you wore throughout the day, either deliberately or not. You would have had your professional persona, you partner persona, your parent persona, and you might have … Continue reading Who Are You?