Relationships for life
What are relationships and how do relationships influence our lives? Recent studies and conventional wisdom continue to confirm that relationships are essential to our success both regarding survival as a species, but also to our social, societal and spiritual development. How do we become better at relationships and what areContinue Reading
Lunch with my future self
We sat down for a meal, my future self and me – and I must say that the guy was quite handsome. I thought that this guy had taken the time to take care of himself, but behind his eyes I could see a deeper wisdom and humility than IContinue Reading
The dominant impression – triggers of emotion
Love, hate or laughter? These are some of the inevitable responses in the human condition. Sometimes you meet someone, and through no fault of their own – you have a visceral response that says “like”, “dislike”, “not sure about this one”. It then takes one small action or possibly aContinue Reading
Wanting vs having – the key to deciding to become an entrepreneur
We are often frustrated when we realise that we cannot have and we then get into space that makes us want those things more than anything else. This is a big problem in terms of the way that we think about the entrepreneurial ideals every day because we believeContinue Reading
Discover your inner being
We are all busy on a journey to discover ourselves. Every person has a different experience and some journeys may help others. There is an idea that may be powerful to explore which is to enter yourself. When next you sit and think about where you are –Continue Reading
12 processes to inner freedom
To be free is one of the most complex ideas ever. We are never truly free. There is always an attachment or something that we will need from another. At a basic level, humans need to interact with other humans. It is like a bank account. You need attention andContinue Reading
Systems vs goals
Are goals and systems in competition or are they complimentary? A goal is an objective to get something done. A system is a set of actions that seemingly have the same outcome. Why then does it happen that when we set goals – it requires changes in systems? When startingContinue Reading
The Zen of Business
Zen is the art of minimalism. To search for Zen is to find the essence of being and to express it. It comes from insight and the world outside and the world inside become one. As we are ever more searching for solutions in business it is important to drawContinue Reading
Time to get real
Kotter (2012) states that less than 10% of time is spent on developing strategy and more than 90% on executing it. According to Kotter’s research approximately 5% of all organizational strategies are implemented successfully, and 70% of strategic initiatives fail to meet their objectives. The remaining 25% have some levelContinue Reading
Recruit your alter-ego
As business becomes more challenging, organisations are rediscovering the power of effective teams. It is not possible to wave a magic wand and create a high-performing, self-managed team overnight. A self-managed team needs to develop a culture of lifelong, individual and team learning. How do we best compose these hiContinue Reading