And not necessarily in the traditional artistic sense – paintings, novels, songs etc. Being content surrounded by non-toxic crayons and sticky back plastic. All humans have a degree of creativity. It’s how we’ve developed, evolved and innovated our way through existence. Military folks in particular, thrive on problem finding and solving. And because we serve,…
And that means I could have just skipped a week of blogging. Every day I have been battling the Resistance. And the Resistance won. I told myself: I am taking a break anyway. I am on annual leave. Then today I saw the gap where a blog should be. Because of that, it made me…
When we make a decision – most of that process is irrational. It comes from the gut or deep subconscious parts of our brain that struggle to find the words. We decide – then come up with a logical and rational justification for that decision. A story we tell ourselves to satisfy the chimp inside…
Once upon a time… Each village had the butcher, the baker and a candlestick maker. Then supermarkets put everything under one roof to serve a collection of villages, larger towns and cities. This led the way for retail parks where you can eat, watch a movie, try on a frock and pick up a pint…
Difficult conversations and challenging topics are in vast abundance in our open and transparent culture. Inviting and addressing the elephant in the room is good practice. There is also a need to moderate the number of invitations. If every elephant was invited into the room where you are, space would be limited. Space for thought…
Last summer when I had a few lessons with Peter Brookes-Smith and learned to code – a new language inevitably came with it. So not only did I better understand the principles and see that I use and deploy coding more than I realised, learning the lingo helped me to better communicate with people with a higher…
A few weeks back I mentioned this term in a blog and referred back to it in one of my early postings when I got into writing in 2019. And more recently, there was a great thread on LinkedIn about the “mass exodus” from Uniformed Services. And now it’s got me thinking… Is it, really?…
Heard a story recently… A military person, interviewing an actor who was saying how awful it is for them being away from home while filming… This did not sit well. And I can see how. But, actors are actors. They are part of a system that puts them in fancy hotels, with runners to get…
There is an abundance of training opportunities. Every organisation, large and small has them. 1:1 training, group training, e-learning, distance learning, self-lead learning, reflective practice, supervision, coaching, mentoring, courses long and short… In the military… stand by…. Phase 1 Initial, Phase 2 Trade Training, Phase 3 Specialised Training, CPD, DLE, Command courses at various rank…
Because there is a difference. They might have won through preparedness, focus, wise choices and tactically forcing errors. Or, you lost due to too many unforced errors, distractions, mindset and being off your game. If you’re not winning as much as you’d like, it might be worth evaluating and addressing how well you are losing. …
Abbie Pierce 