Private Insights on Influence

Can You Read the Politics of Chaos?

Few can deny that we live in chaotic times. But, are they really as chaotic as many would have you believe? When I studied complexity theory at Warwick Business School, I learned that chaos is little more than unrecognised patterns. Which suggests a major opportunity,...

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The Wisdom of the Half-Baked Idea

Have you noticed lately that I’m messing with your mind? If indeed you actually read what I share, you will certainly have seen the change. You see, many things have changed for all of us. To a large extent I’ve been playing. Trying our new ideas, exploring options...

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Five Vital Questions for Today

Don’t trust me on this. Don’t believe anything I am about to say. Think about it and draw your own conclusion. If you value your freedom, and you’re troubled by what is going on in the world right now, note carefully the implications of what I am sharing here. Before...

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Future Proof Your Career and Your Life

What would your life be like if, no matter what happens in the future, you knew with complete certainty - that you’d be okay? One thing the last few months have proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is that inconceivable things can happen, and fast. Things that nobody...

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Allowing Your Inner Child Out to Play

Ego states from the field of Transactional Analysis is one of those enduring models that returns time and again to my work as a coach. The high-level summary is that when we engage with another person we think and act either as a parent, adult or child. They respond...

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Please don’t tell me I’m wrong…

...unless you can prove it. Otherwise, you are levelling a personal attack at me and I may choose to take that personally. However, please feel free to disagree with any conclusion I have come to. That is right and proper. That you disagree with my thinking doesn’t...

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