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Throne dump.
It’s been a while. A controversial space, a spontaneous dump of random thoughts (unspoken) around gender debates and relationships seems a good place to start. It’s about mentality In most discussions people are telling others what to think. Better to be sceptical, the embryo of an enquiring mind. We can eliminate much of the bullshit by… Read more
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Unspoken lessons
I encourage the benefits of proactive behaviour; doing stuff that matters before it becomes urgent. Even so, we will make mistakes and learn from them. Not only accepting that I will make mistakes, but I also now embrace hurdles and obstacles as necessary learning opportunities. This changed mindset and committed approach ensures that when… Read more
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Is the 1st step bumpier?
Many quote that the first step is always the hardest, hence the saying “to start is to have completed half”. In my experience, the thing that holds us back is all in our mind, causing us to procrastinate. We suffer more in our imagination than in reality. We need to overcome the fundamental instinct to… Read more
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Ripples of communism in capitalism.
Modern day capitalism is infected with greed, and in parts become dysfunctional; but that does not mean that we throw the baby out with the bath water. We need to reset, not to zero, but keep what is right in capitalism, and start from there. Democracy is not much different in the poison of extremism. … Read more
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A spade is a spade. A heart is a heart.
I am asked if I would again pursue a role in corporate. The only way that I know how to answer is by calling a spade a spade, but with heart. Courageous leaders are forthright, but with consideration not to hurt. Maybe, but in a niche and with conditions. The role that I would favour… Read more
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Pick up the phone.
LinkedIn is intended to be a professional and business forum. I think so anyway, yet the content and comments on LinkedIn too often mirror other social media platforms, shallow and with little substance. Numerous managers publicise their teams’ so-called successes (not substance) in LinkedIn posts or congratulate their teams in the comments section. If these… Read more