Private Insights on Influence

Take Control of the Day Job

In an ever-busy world, everyone I've met seems to have one challenge in common: an overwhelming list of tasks. The modern ethos, echoing in countless corridors, is to "do more with less". The weight of responsibilities is ever-mounting, demands are ceaselessly...

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21 Ways to Become More Visible

In Building Visibility and Promoting Your Reputation (Article 41) I was exhorting the need to do a little self-promotion of your reputation and brand to make sure that you gain the visibility you need to maximise your progress towards your goal. Hopefully, you’ve...

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Intractable Problems

When facing an intractable high-consequence problem, your biggest enemy is yourself. Human nature being what it is, most mere mortals worry their problems into a state that makes them even more difficult to resolve.  Stress builds further and the mind wanders to all...

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Seizing the Opportunity

Five years ago I made a decision. The years were rolling by and I had the growing feeling that I’d missed the boat. Successful yes, but nowhere near where I wanted to be, with what I had been striving for, and where I thought I would be. Like so many, I had not...

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Causing Offence and Being Offended

People are so easily offended these days. It’s ridiculous. And deeply damaging to the progress as an individual, of organisations, and humanity. Worrying excessively about who you may offend is a wasteful drag on productivity. While appropriate to be somewhat mindful...

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