“It is critical that we talk about ‘how we open part of economy safely’ rather ‘than health vs economy’”. CBI spokesperson April 2020 That was a very interesting signpost / message from the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) – both from an informative point, its inherent message and in the...
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Locked away in our silo-ed industry cocoons, our primary way of imagining what other people are like whom we have not yet experienced is by the regurgitation of history and hearsay. As a consequence, we naturally expect that all other tribes will lean towards being blaggards, self centered, blinkered or...
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We can take a huge weight off our minds when we choose to stop struggling with reality as it is. Three legged dogs don’t sit around moping, wishing they had four paws. You don’t sense they are going over why things aren’t as they used to be and ‘if only...
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I had a row with my wife last night. Of course, we were both right – except I was more right than Talane… This morning, having collected my thoughts in the cold light of the gym, I realised winning this argument and ‘being right’ was really a losing strategy. I,...
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‘It’s a personality Clash boss’… …the justification for the p*ss poor relationship between two well-paid construction professionals that accommodates mediocrity cooperation and the slide into silo working. Your ROLE is to be an engineer, designer, surveyor, project manager – your JOB for which, you are also paid and that which...
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The light-bulb conversation went like this. ME: “How can I help?” MD: “Sigh. I don’t know Paul. What I do know though is this. I seem to spend most of my time picking people up, (good people) when they are down, reminding them of the big picture, refocussing them when...
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Days turn to months, months turn to years, years turn into careers. Spend your days on the things that count by counting the days that count. Cue Donald Rumsfeld. The visual spreadsheet is to help plot how you could be spending the 20 business days available each month – with...
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The top 5 classic cons, misinformation, red herrings, and self-sabotaging beliefs about time: You will one day ‘find time’ for those things that you know that you need to be doing now.You will never find time. It’s not hidden under the bed, or in the biscuit tin or manifested as...
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1. Events happen / change occurs. Constantly. 2. We cannot control them / it. 3. We put meaning on them / it. Always. 4. The meanings determine the quality, satisfaction and effectiveness of our work, our life, our leadership. 5. Since we can always change or correct our meanings, we...
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Just who is the smartest guy in the room? (male or female definitions apply) There are two types of smart guy in the room; the guy who is the smartest and the guy who is trying to be the smartest. Is Trying to be Leads with questions Leads with answers...
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