This week after having it on the go for a few months, I finally completed the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, ’Long walk to freedom’. I knew the weight of the book (literally and metaphorically speaking), would be significant. To capture the wisdom such a great leader would inevitably impart, I made summary notes with each…
Read MoreIt is the Taking Part that Counts…
Because even when you don’t walk away with a shiny trophy, dazzling medal or coveted prize, you can be proud of the personal triumph for having had the courage and temerity to take part. You can be proud of the furtive tears shed when you hit a brick wall and the ideas were too elusive…
Read MoreRethinking
Next time, when a colleague questions a decision you have made, instead of trying to simply defend your position and think I’m right, consider whether you could be wrong and where you may have erred. We all have blind spots. Take the interaction as an opportunity to learn. Moreover, see it as a chance to…
Read MoreAccountability
Accountability. Yeuch! That dirty word. This feeling about accountability is shared by many. I myself once thought this way for many reasons which I won’t explain here for the sake of succinctness. As an introvert, I often shied away from holding people accountable. This attitude was further reinforced by my largely agreeable nature, which is…
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