Enough is enough
In South Australia COVID-19 fears are easing. But rather than go back to the 'old normal', now is the time to really consider what we want our 'new normal' to…
Staying socially connected even as we are physically distancing
Words matter. So does connection. In these difficult times we need to connect more than ever - with people and with nature - to calm and energise ourselves. Instead of…
Laughter or Ridicule? What are we listening for?
Saddened to hear of the violent death of Eurydice Dixon's and tears welled up at Lisa Wilkinson's (the Project) quote from Margaret Attwood: 'Men are afraid women will laugh at…
Flying Solo – we are not alone
Enjoyed a succinct summary of Flying Solo by Fern C. It's a great reminder that even when solo we are not alone. It's always about the relationships with our client…
We are all made of carbon – let’s do this together
Fabulous phrase from Paul Hawken - "carbon is the element that holds hands and collaborates". Listen to Hawken as he launches the new playbook, Drawdown. Drawdown shows us, in a…
New writer’s anthology
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Will you stay or will you leave?
Fascinating article from researcher Irit Alony, of Wollongong University, published in the Conversation today. She and her colleagues applied the successful divorce-prediction criteria of John Gottman, from the University of…
Group creativity – What’s needed
A great article by Isaac Asimov on what's needed for group creativity. In essence - a small group of people with expertise, who are willing to appear foolish by contemplating…
On not writing – perfectly
This describes it perfectly doesn’t it: “Perfectionism is really dangerous because if your fidelity to perfection is too high you never do anything because doing anything results in a ...…
Do we know the fundamentals that drive our life?
As I look through my Kindle account, I can count over 20 books on productivity. Admittedly it is a large part of our eOrganising business, but really there is no…
Changing the conversation
I am exploring the current state of play of performance management "systems" with a great group of people, courtesy of Marie O'Brien and her Collaborative Learning Community. In the meantime,…
The gifts of 2012
Thanks to Christine Carlton for her thought-provoking final session for the Sydney Facilitators Network. I especially liked the reflection activity asking us to think of the gifts that 2012 had…