A dear friend of mine, John Stevenson, posted on LinkedIn recently: “One thing veterans speak to me about is the feeling they need to move on a year or two after they start their first job. As a service leaver bear this in mind, as it may be something that comes along for you. The…
I have been encouraged to blog about my experience with a past job, how the misalignment was felt emotionally, mentally and physically and how I decided this was all going against my values in a deeply intrinsic way, and not merely a lack of buy-in to their strategy. Fix Vs Leave. Fix – as in…
Whilst seeing the deterioration of a loved one or after a stint in hospital can scare people into taking action to improve their health. If you become too focused on avoiding the thing that scares you, for some reason, it’s the very place you actually end up. Because you there is not a positive thing…
Last year my theme was “Connect & Create“. And I believe I achieved this in spades because I found the courage to create new relationships, beta tested a workshop, did speaking gigs, started a new job, quit the aforementioned new job and discovered networking for knowledge. Often when we think about networking it conjures images…
What am I hiding from? What do I fear saying? Who do I fear might hear it? Am I being truthful enough? What am I not saying? Do I really want this responsibility? Questions cast a dull shadow in life, and the light can feel very far away. Like a pinpoint in the distance. And…
The sale of a product, service or idea, is about change. From not having, to having. Moving from one emotional state to another. Elevating to the next status role. And the person selling, is there to help you change. If you don’t want to change, you don’t need them. And they can’t help you. Inspired…
I love this video from Drew Dudley And it resonates with me because I also thought that leadership needs to be this big culture-shifting and epically profound impact on a person or group. I would shy away from doing things and helping others because, well, who am I to do that? What difference can little…
I’ve been reading… oh dear! Yes, there is a dark side to reading. Because it beckons me to question and leaves me in a rather dubious cuffuffle until I connect the dots. After 10 months of languishing, The Wizard is back and after reading his delightfully colourful and provocative Museletter, he spoke of elegant rants,…
Vulnerability is… Not about weakness or frailty, and it means different things to different people. A common thread of vulnerability is – transition. Children are vulnerable because they are growing up and don’t know how the world works. Patients are vulnerable while they are convalescing and not at full strength in mind and body. Adults…
Might have its pros and cons. It encourages speaking out and broad thinking – winner! But can be a bitter pill to swallow for some – at first. This sort of organisational culture takes a huge amount of psychological safety and won’t happen overnight. It takes guts to implement over time and you might lose…
Abbie Pierce 