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  • Lost to the internet.

    Lost to the internet.

    In February of every year, I already witness commitments to health span evaporate.  The most relevant and proven lifestyle habit to healthy living is physical exercise.  Despite this, in the gym that I frequent, February attendance each year is about 40% down vs. January.  Many gym starters can be seen on their mobile phones, scrolling… Read more

  • Where there is smoke …

    Where there is smoke …

    The little things are the big things in relationships. There is no one magic bullet or quick fix in building relationships. But while there are no one bullet magic fixes, there are one bullet actions that can destroy relationships.    Personal integrity is fundamental to trust in relationships.  If people are inwardly duplicitous, that will… Read more

  • Your calendar tells a story

    Your calendar tells a story

    I am unimpressed when leaders tell me “my calendar is full”.  They are mostly managing time and not themselves.  If you agree that your role as a leader is to serve and inspire your teams, how can you achieve this if you are never available? Some leaders even believe that a big part of their… Read more

  • Team building. Habit, not an activity.

    Team building. Habit, not an activity.

    In preparation to facilitate “team building” events it was important for me to reflect on 2 + decades of corporate experiences in team building. My discovery, what a big difference between participating in arranged team building activities vs. the responsibility when supporting or leading team building for real value add. Looking back, I seldom arranged… Read more

  • Recruitment processes

    Recruitment processes

    Much of my learning is in the form of observing, listening, reflection, debating and valuing differences in cultures.  The practice of HR personal recruitment, primarily in large multinational companies, is to quickly glance over CVs for certain criteria with a primary focus on study grades. Character assessment is basically irrelevant in that first screening to… Read more

  • Collaborative leadership development

    Collaborative leadership development

    There is an exhaustive list of different considerations, but here is my personal approach; the end in mind with every interaction being self-growth that is revolutionary and permanent. 1.  Observe, listen, and enquire rather just talk, talk and more talk. It is important for me to take time to understand the persons that I interact… Read more