In this post I’m going to share with you an experience I recently had, which brings home the message that somethings cannot be taught, they must be learned — a popular saying you may have heard. Or another version: some […]
Communication
In the previous blog post I shared a story with you on how automatic thinking impacts us, and we talked about the need for reflection. In this blog post I’m going to continue that conversation by encouraging you to shift […]
In this blog post we invite you to think about your thinking, as a leader. Let me begin with one of my favourite stories with you. The story goes that a mother usually prepares ham for celebratory occasions. She always […]
In this blog post I will share lesson #3 learned from the 2022 Boston Marathon. Lesson 3: Intangible aspects of your environment contribute to peak performance. In the elite men’s race, Kenyan runners swept the podium in the Men’s Pro […]
In this blog post I’ll share lesson #2 learned from the 2022 Boston Marathon. In the last blog post I introduced the first lesson: That leadership is a journey, with ups and downs, and requires a marathoner’s mindset. A long-distance […]
In this blog I’ll introduce the UpSkill Leadership series. In each part of the series I’ll discuss one key leadership lesson. The first five will be based on my reflections on the 2022 Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon is one […]
The leadership journey is a mixed bundle of great and unpleasant experiences. As you elevate yourself, make sure you are intentionally growing a set of skills to deal with the additional scrutiny that comes at higher levels. Let’s look at […]
This is the second episode in which I use an incident that took place at the 2022 Academy Awards to discuss the need to cultivate greater emotional awareness and emotional control. You have the opportunity to design your Emotional Vision: […]
Anywhere human beings show up is a space filled with emotions. This was obvious in the most talked about incident of the 2022 Academy Awards, where actor Will Smith walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock in response to a […]
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