Reflection on practice
(Photo above: Mirror Lake, in Yosemite National Park – a special place for me ever since my Dad took me there when I was 10). Any professional or leader should regularly reflect on their practice – that is, on how they undertake the key activities of their profession – so as to keep growing and […]
For me the news is different now – musings on Paris 2015
Header image “#AttenatsParis” by Le Figaro cartoonist @dmascret. If you’re of a certain age, you’re able to answer the question “Where were you when you heard JFK had been shot”? For me and my generation that question is more “Where were you when you heard Princess Di had been killed?” or “Where were you whe
Emergence: why groups can think more clearly than individuals
I’m reading psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Righteous Mind – why good people are divided by politics and religion“. In many ways it’s a depressing read. One of Haidt’s basic claims is that people use their reasoning to defend political and ethical decisions they’ve already arrived at intuitively. They us
Five great email productivity tips from readers
Last week’s post on why you should give “inbox to zero” a try drew a lot of responses from readers. People had some great suggestions on how to tame email and increase personal productivity. So, I thought I’d use this week’s post to capture those ideas while we’re all still thinking about email. The problem […]