The primary focus of activity within a workplace is towards getting things done. One of the factors contributing to success in this area is the use of language to coordinate action between employees. We tread a dangerous path when we fail to understand how “sloppy requests” and “slippery promises” negatively effect the efficiency of a [...]
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Following in the footsteps of Michael Bungay Stanier I have signed and affirmed the Charter for Compassion, a global effort to raise the awareness of compassion in the world. This simple act had me thinking about compassion over the weekend and how it comes about. There are people in the world who are naturally compassionate. [...]
Eddie Erlandson’s interview with Michael Bungay Stanier (part of his series of Great Work Interviews) is a fantastic summary of our way of being. As described, Eddie brings all his medical and leadership experience to the conversation to talk about: The importance of physical, emotional and cognitive resets How wisdom rests in our body – [...]
London is very dear to my heart. As I sit here appalled at a terrorist attack what concerns me as much, if not more, is the blatant and culpable willingness of the news broadcasters to turn a tragedy into something greater. I’m watching the same eyewitness and official police reports they are so why does [...]
