There’s that thing you do. That thing that only you can do the way that you do. You may not know it though. You probably spent a lot of your early life not knowing that you can do it. Or you may have been doing it all along and not known you were, or even…

I’ve spent a fair amount of time during the December working with my hands building things in Meatspace. We’ve been renovating the house and besides the wet works, we’ve done everything ourselves. I’ve also built a hydroponic NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) system to grow my own veggies. We also built a fence to ensure the…

There is a rhythm to life. It starts with the heartbeat, the underlying drumbeat that propels us. Then there’s the day/night, day/night, light/dark, light/dark, The go go go, sleeeeeep, repeat. Circadian rhythms we all share. The waxing, waning, gibbous, crescent, dance of light between sun and moon brings a visual rhythm to the night’s sky.…

I’m always a little surprised when I find myself falling into the imposter syndrome trap. I know I’ve written about it before, but each time it surfaces I realise there are more aspects to it which need to be explored.

When organizations need to change, they generally set up task teams to handle all the various aspects of the change. People, processes, finance, HR, branding & marketing and culture. Culture is usually seen as simply a part of the puzzle. However, as Lou Gerstner said in his book “Who says elephants can’t dance?”: I came…

Organisational transformation isn’t a walk in the park. It involves people and change, two concepts that don’t always go together so well. Change involves thinking and acting differently, but what should we do if we observe others continuing in the old ways? This is when difficult conversations become necessary. I think it’s human nature (at…

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Who says? Everybody? This kind of thinking holds us back. It’s a persistent cultural belief (at least in some cultures) that your ability to learn new things deteriorates as you get older. This smacks of logical fallaciousness to me. Perhaps we observe older people and their apparent lack…

Humans are amazing creatures. Our unique combination of DNA, environment and experiences cause each of us to see, experience and interpret the world around us in a way that is truly personal. Multiple people may experience the same event, but each of them will take something different away with them. Take a music concert, for…

The drive for power is a human condition. We can’t escape it. It’s built into our DNA. The way that power is expressed is however up to you. One man might obsessively build up his body, only seeing power in physical strength. Another man might dominate his wife, taking power from her fear. An executive…