Thoughts, musings, ramblings and questions, please engage, debate and argue if you like - it makes life interesting!
January 7th, 2013
I got curious about the term “engagement” asking what it means to engage in life. Engagement is a word lots of us use and yet seldom reflect on what we mean by “engaging with something / someone”. This is what I came up with – so far… Let me know what you think –…
December 21st, 2012
Some believe we inhabit a world of cause and effect, indeed one of the laws of physics states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. As one year closes and another one starts to open, many of us will be celebrating Christmas with all its traditions and patterns of behaviour, actions…
October 4th, 2012
During a meeting, whilst debating the value of questioning “how are we doing what we are doing…. and is it working?” I was reminded by this story – several of the leaders and teams I work with will have heard me unapologetically ask…”Are you being a Chimp?” Since often the old stories are the best and…
September 4th, 2012
What are you missing? I remember enjoying a friend’s band playing a concert on the beach in Newquay. It was a stunning evening and an amazing setting with the sun setting behind us as they played a range of familiar songs old and new. As I looked around at the crowd, I noticed a pattern…
May 17th, 2012
Some years ago we took in a senior aged stray cat I found on the road. He was in a pretty bad way and when taken to the vet his initial prognosis was not good. After surviving the first 48 hours, the vet spent three weeks stabilising him prior to “Sidney” the cat moving in with us,…