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AUGUST 1, 2018

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” – Simone Weil. Who are you trying to help? These are good questions to find out what truly matters and then pay attention to only those things. That’s what great leadership is all about.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

Just as I am writing this, I get notified of a new post from my friend Simon Terry who shares the theme of going with the flow and writes: Water flows and always finds its level. – Simon Terry. It’s the same way our dreams and desires push us along even when the circumstances are against us. We merely choose how we arrive there.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2017

When introducing November 2017 #WOLWeek, Simon Terry wrote a post about how working out loud is a way to deepen relationships and create a legacy. And all the amazing folks I interact with, communities that feed my thinking and opportunities that come my way are only happy by-products of this journey.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

– Simon Terry That sums it up perfectly. It’s the same way our dreams and desires push us along even when the circumstances are against us. We merely choose how we arrive there. The force of our desires is a source of energy and momentum for our lives if we let it flow. Damning this flow is so often counterproductive.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Simon Terry , whose thinking I really admire, write a short post titled “ Five Ways to Make Work More Effective ” offering vital ideas about efficient work. Here is what leaders often do – when faced with a complex situation at work, they add procedures, rules and structures to make things more complex.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

Simone de Beauvoir. This blog and I have evolved together – and this has been a platform for me to learn, think clearly and share insights through posts and sketchnotes. That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.” Impatiently Patient.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

In this post, authors Julian Birkinshaw and Simon Caulkin report on one experiment they did with sales and service team at the Stockholm offices of a major insurance company. The principles (work autonomy, knowing what you do matters, the importance of the first-line manager) are well documented, but they are frequently ignored in practice.

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