Daily Letter
Rambling thoughts on why we do what we do, strategy, building teams, building you, and doing work that matters.
“A thought-provoking collection of ideas and musings that if taken to heart, have the potential to add immense depth and richness (with compounding interest) to your life”
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- lifelesson 4
- liminal space 4
- reflect 4
- training 4
- transform 4
is it a good idea?
Remembered this yesterday, and it is such a good litmus test for an idea,
Unlimited Resources
There is an ancient saying, ‘Whom the gods wish to destroy, they give unlimited resources.’
I don’t know about you, but I often
What are you peeing away?
My friend Thomas told me this interesting bit of history over the weekend; that urine was used to clean clothes in ancient Rome. They collected
Imagining
Yesterday I talked with a group of leader for the morning at a retreat centre just outside Hermanus. The topic was innovation, creativity, and what there is to do once you have reached the last third of your career and your life.
After the three hour session, I told them how I would design an organisation if I could do it from scratch and asked them in return what they would do.