tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86844022623670561532024-03-14T23:10:09.514-07:00Baggy TrousersWhat was the duty of the teacher if not to inspire? - Bharati MukherjeeWozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.comBlogger938125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-16745985987873937522024-03-14T23:08:00.000-07:002024-03-14T23:09:38.241-07:00Just like a rainbow you know you set me free, and I just can't get enough (Depeche Mode)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXD4TtNxaiW5rOkeNDiODvb0IG0rUIP6ObEvoAP3ea_w0A1TZr7_grigNGBEkFL4yo7xR3RK2z1EyK1JvCrc-8EgVA2kkf8hmJuEpMp0diA0B_wtzeobftPuK12vuOLFwTC6_hX2w71VK9GRXiUDX7_2nixSyPrOinrx3HmR7bTvryt2K-xm473p6/s6240/sierra-koder-4-QsUfbqqN0-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6240" data-original-width="4160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXD4TtNxaiW5rOkeNDiODvb0IG0rUIP6ObEvoAP3ea_w0A1TZr7_grigNGBEkFL4yo7xR3RK2z1EyK1JvCrc-8EgVA2kkf8hmJuEpMp0diA0B_wtzeobftPuK12vuOLFwTC6_hX2w71VK9GRXiUDX7_2nixSyPrOinrx3HmR7bTvryt2K-xm473p6/w266-h400/sierra-koder-4-QsUfbqqN0-unsplash.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@sierragracephotography96?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Sierra Koder</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-group-of-people-standing-in-a-circle-holding-hands-4-QsUfbqqN0?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">James Whatley recently posited some interesting thoughts about leadership on his newsletter about trust and empowerment. He also discusses accountability and being vulnerable. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">These are important concepts and worthy of investigation, as he does in his newsletter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm going to be quoting from his thoughts a lot in this post. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The salient points:</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b></b></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><i>TRUST & EMPOWERMENT</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>This is something that is important to helping people feel - to put it frankly - like adults. The opposite of command & control. The opposite of micromanagement.<br /><br />Trust & empowerment is the demonstration of the vision and key values that you as a leader have laid out for everyone to work within. Trusting others to not simply get a job done but also do so with care and consideration of themselves and those around them. To me this is part of the overall job around motivation. You're saying: 'I trust you. I think you can do this. And I trust you to figure this out'. <br /><br /><b>PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY</b></i></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>HBR defines Psychological Safety as 'a shared belief held by members of a team that it’s OK to take risks, to express their ideas and concerns, to speak up with questions, and to admit mistakes — all without fear of negative consequences'.<br /><br />There's no point entrusting and empowering people if they then don't feel safe to put forward opinion, test new concepts and maybe even get things wrong. <br /><br /><b>VULNERABILITY</b></i></span><div><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In Brené Brown's now legendary TED talk</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en"> 'the power of vulnerability'</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">, Brown states 'Our job is to look and say, “You know what? You’re imperfect, and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”'<br /><b><br />ACCOUNTABILITY</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div><div><div><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Again, these things are linked. Taking ownership is a big deal. Being a leader that is able to say: 'Yes, that was my fault. I could've done that better. I wasn't clear in how I communicated that. How can I improve? How I can support you better?' - that's accountability.</span></i></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><br />A just culture means that when things go wrong you say 'What went wrong and how can we improve?' over and above 'Who did this?' which, in turn creates a culture of blame.<br /><br />Blame cultures are well known for creating toxic working environments; they erode employee mental health, instill an underlying inertia in employees' ability to make decisions (due to a fear of getting the slightest thing wrong) and end up stifling, or all out killing, productivity. </i></span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></div></div></div>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-43877451079231371192024-03-10T11:55:00.000-07:002024-03-10T11:55:17.136-07:00My weariness amazes me, I am branded on my feet (Bob Dylan)<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMvG1QLSXoPvBDNvHQA2_zPKI6EkdR3lBkT0AFruRmT9jT7wRGuD5jj2wkn6_e3B1gNsSjwmDn9RdCvYJ5mfyvY9M1PTrMKAQskQarpZtIs79kkGXMJEV2l5tI48PRQ2L42VRW6JKPYGSJpw2Po8eINMCe33aov0tXXwDRZPoMQJ12X5hF_n9XJwp/s5973/danny-lines-FQw1XffLYLA-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5973" data-original-width="3982" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMvG1QLSXoPvBDNvHQA2_zPKI6EkdR3lBkT0AFruRmT9jT7wRGuD5jj2wkn6_e3B1gNsSjwmDn9RdCvYJ5mfyvY9M1PTrMKAQskQarpZtIs79kkGXMJEV2l5tI48PRQ2L42VRW6JKPYGSJpw2Po8eINMCe33aov0tXXwDRZPoMQJ12X5hF_n9XJwp/w266-h400/danny-lines-FQw1XffLYLA-unsplash.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@dannylines?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Danny Lines</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/man-in-white-dress-shirt-standing-in-front-of-glass-window-FQw1XffLYLA?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elizabeth Gilbert (author of <i>Big Magic</i>) on the secret to time management:<br /><blockquote><i>“You should know by this point in your life what time of day you’re ‘good' — like what time of day is your brain at its best. Because the reality is we all get, maybe, two good hours a day where we actually feel awake and alert.<br /><br />“And the big, important question is: Who currently gets that time from you. The best time from your brain every day—who or what currently gets that? And would you be willing to take it back so that it’s yours and then give the world the ‘second-rate' version of you (which is the other 22 hours of the day)…”</i></blockquote></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My two good hours usually come early. I'm an early riser, and by the time I get to school it's about 6.45am.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">From then to 8.45am I'm at my two hour peak.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">By 3.oopm I'm done. I certainly can't think too well after 4.00pm.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, this is the time when after school meetings are scheduled. Mondays and Fridays are the worst.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Luckily, we finish earlier on a Wednesday afternoon to allow for some professional learning. This is doable, usually.</span></div></div>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-73956792782008592382024-03-05T10:15:00.000-08:002024-03-05T10:15:25.843-08:00Connection, I just can't make no connection (The Rolling Stones)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBku01PGgm2j1_O0UrsI9II5GEi9h4P8oaF96IVeiO8Un5kkKPo3lw7sbNBwCAro5SEE5A0IgVIEm3YwMzPF4qggK9ahRCaG_TW6L3Wf3hC28AkCXbuqtALreScp8MF_AoeIRI_2GW5S5ww_aRhMlnO7c6xyH9zUgEMBw6nvpsT_zFhu836o-BhI0/s4032/bruno-figueiredo-RBnP_OdmTeE-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBku01PGgm2j1_O0UrsI9II5GEi9h4P8oaF96IVeiO8Un5kkKPo3lw7sbNBwCAro5SEE5A0IgVIEm3YwMzPF4qggK9ahRCaG_TW6L3Wf3hC28AkCXbuqtALreScp8MF_AoeIRI_2GW5S5ww_aRhMlnO7c6xyH9zUgEMBw6nvpsT_zFhu836o-BhI0/w300-h400/bruno-figueiredo-RBnP_OdmTeE-unsplash.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@bfigas?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Bruno Figueiredo</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-string-lights-RBnP_OdmTeE?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">On average, I would have a couple of on-line meetings each day Monday to Friday. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Seth Godin makes an interesting point about the cons of on-line meetings.</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Limits options for engagement</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Engagement can be less meaningful </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">More difficult to read body language and ensure participants are engaged</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Technical difficulties can impact the quality </span></li></ul><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">His point is that it doesn't have to be this way. As he says -<i> If, even once, you’ve had a virtual meeting that engaged you and made you feel connected to someone else, then it’s clearly possible.</i><br /><br />The challenge for whoever is running the meeting is to have it happen more often. Seth again - <i>Lazy simulations of in-person meetings are not a worthy substitute.</i></span>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-42579538999150289112024-02-29T10:22:00.000-08:002024-02-29T10:22:03.712-08:00We have to try and get a little stronger, Lord knows we do, with each and every day (War)<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljcplE1oH_ohDQzc0zMIffHA0nQAyUfA2D9K9aLXglD2AcYfxyPV5GAZF-EoaTYHLFsnmAsN-eM8fM3VzW9Fem1A3kVRmrN4n3T2xFR8fC2P5CIl5d8ic_FADn6sUVd6OiKUuK0fDzQhGruuruXTScMOKWvcfRdbHiG_qke6TidSua7lu9xBeE4VS/s4929/elena-mozhvilo-dCC7LtjU1WA-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3148" data-original-width="4929" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljcplE1oH_ohDQzc0zMIffHA0nQAyUfA2D9K9aLXglD2AcYfxyPV5GAZF-EoaTYHLFsnmAsN-eM8fM3VzW9Fem1A3kVRmrN4n3T2xFR8fC2P5CIl5d8ic_FADn6sUVd6OiKUuK0fDzQhGruuruXTScMOKWvcfRdbHiG_qke6TidSua7lu9xBeE4VS/w400-h255/elena-mozhvilo-dCC7LtjU1WA-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@miracleday?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Elena Mozhvilo</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/white-and-green-braille-paper-dCC7LtjU1WA?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Recently, Thomas Oppong posted on the benefits of using to-do lists. In fact, he advocates two to-do lists - a daily list and a master list.<br /><blockquote><u>Thomas</u>: <i>Move at most 5 things you HAVE or NEED to get done in a single workday to the daily list and focus on checking those off for the day: nothing more.<br /><br />You can always add more to the daily list once they’ve been done.<br /><br />The tasks on your daily list are the only thing that deserves your focus for the day — they are your high-priority or daily highlights.</i></blockquote></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">These <b>high priority</b> items sound like <b>urgent importan</b>t tasks (as Stephen Covey labels them).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I do this and pretty much spend every day dealing with urgent important items on my list. Lately, it seems that every time I open my emails there is at least one urgent important thing for me to action. These mount up quickly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Therefore, I often have little time for the not urgent but important items and not many people ever think their task is not important, otherwise they wouldn't send them out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's a dilly of a pickle.</span></div></div>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-81875695020388349192024-02-25T10:37:00.000-08:002024-02-25T10:37:16.529-08:00It is the moral behaviour that determines one's success or failure (Hsing Yun)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCEqIJxwp-AQ0Bdx6TDyfQTPlBpqwiNxtfq9y06f1rh9TYOisatQFeSeyjxhuOBip_D4oAZCvyJMrl1asBMjQ_PohUnEl3qYK0jwZZziAddIGvo_YrOw4fr7XWeuLIzXNoPWEZ7R1rjnawf0jdwjqCySNBcHMj8XN0oqeGWalCQjkHJJjDBAPSMXb/s4740/george-pagan-iii-gkrf6kHp8Mk-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4740" data-original-width="2922" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCEqIJxwp-AQ0Bdx6TDyfQTPlBpqwiNxtfq9y06f1rh9TYOisatQFeSeyjxhuOBip_D4oAZCvyJMrl1asBMjQ_PohUnEl3qYK0jwZZziAddIGvo_YrOw4fr7XWeuLIzXNoPWEZ7R1rjnawf0jdwjqCySNBcHMj8XN0oqeGWalCQjkHJJjDBAPSMXb/w394-h640/george-pagan-iii-gkrf6kHp8Mk-unsplash.jpg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@gpthree?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">George Pagan III</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/human-rights-and-freedom-quote-gkrf6kHp8Mk?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>It is the moral behaviour that determines one's success or failure.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ysing Yun</span></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-26865303117033783002024-02-19T10:17:00.000-08:002024-02-19T10:17:58.028-08:00Success is not measured by wins and losses, but by the character and resilience of the team (Andy Reid)<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7Psj7BqrXu4eRBIBNkYSmSe648RRZCi1VlBxhjbC-Bp79GZnS5tFsHN_5aHV-e4pkqMg0nD-uXZIRa0pdlKuz0ypwgBGwPNBSpspzWVhyphenhyphen-Ix_WYZsUB-77cxHFRMzMqMkl0qQZth2e51oEELQANXVJ3glUbPqBT6XGLsUZerCIxA0LmEqWFGAhsm/s1200/usatsi_13399449_168388034_lowres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1200" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7Psj7BqrXu4eRBIBNkYSmSe648RRZCi1VlBxhjbC-Bp79GZnS5tFsHN_5aHV-e4pkqMg0nD-uXZIRa0pdlKuz0ypwgBGwPNBSpspzWVhyphenhyphen-Ix_WYZsUB-77cxHFRMzMqMkl0qQZth2e51oEELQANXVJ3glUbPqBT6XGLsUZerCIxA0LmEqWFGAhsm/w400-h299/usatsi_13399449_168388034_lowres.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andy Reid</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Time for some more of Marshall Manson's thoughts on leaders. <br /><br />"Good leaders listen. Good leaders create an environment / atmosphere where people can do their best work. Good leaders motivate.<br /><br />Great leaders coach, encourage, develop, and motivate so that their people perform and achieve above their own potential."</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Food for thought.</span></div>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-36491128381155343262024-02-14T10:24:00.000-08:002024-02-14T10:25:04.259-08:00Hours are like diamonds, don't let them waste (The Rolling Stones)<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wH0KEY-R9Q78FQn7Q0PX6H3QEBCf2Uq75pC5ak4DlstUemzDRIUBEVvViSOXBEXrAcOx_wgJam2YcFdABD0HtOrUztwdo70hYoBcAn0wDSFQ7T-Z6ksKfoGAkwVFpDjjJKnVF37XLxDSBHMbfYigtOgfKs5pyyhrWhmPU0bu_CVNp9NQQlC2Xk8T/s960/time-management-isnt-about-time-its-about-you.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="960" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wH0KEY-R9Q78FQn7Q0PX6H3QEBCf2Uq75pC5ak4DlstUemzDRIUBEVvViSOXBEXrAcOx_wgJam2YcFdABD0HtOrUztwdo70hYoBcAn0wDSFQ7T-Z6ksKfoGAkwVFpDjjJKnVF37XLxDSBHMbfYigtOgfKs5pyyhrWhmPU0bu_CVNp9NQQlC2Xk8T/w400-h255/time-management-isnt-about-time-its-about-you.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">70% of Americans said they “never had enough time,” in 2011. It rose to 80% in 2018. It's probably 90% in 2024.</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wednesdays, especially, have turned into a manic day for me. No one wants or needs to know how busy I am, but Wednesday's become a full-on day. Chocka.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, I turned to Dan Rockwell for advice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here he is on four ways to do less but get more done. I'm keen to see if any of these will work for me on Wednesdays.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b>#1 C</b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">hoose one important thing to do today.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I’m talking about choosing one or two places to invest your time, energy, and talent in order to make meaningful contribution. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;">This one is impossible on a Wednesday</span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>#2. Make your own decisions.</b><br /><br />A person who lets others run their life does what matters to others.<br /><br />Don’t live to only serve yourself, but don’t let others run your life either.<br /><br />Realize you chose to work where you work. If the downside of your job is heavier than the upside seek a new job.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Not a practical solution for my Wednesdays.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b>3. Go to bed.</b><br /><br />What fool believes tired people get more done? You get more done by getting enough rest. Too much rest is exhausting. Too little rest is debilitating.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>I'm usually exhausted by 9.00pm and usually sleep until my 4.30am alarm.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><b>#4. Put white space on your calendar.</b><br /><br />Back-to-back meetings indicate poor management. Get more done by realizing schedule management is self-management.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Yes, I think I need to reorder a couple of things on my Wednesday schedule.</span></i><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-34947279897711208522024-02-10T11:46:00.000-08:002024-02-10T11:46:38.436-08:00My favourite things (Rodgers and Hammerstein)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivrm3XyRlX0jnRf0vDuqRl-eVCVHYtOJJmH42spKLWklzfbAt4TAZxQLiPaZQqFDbGFqboqw7ax__xUgWgD-c0lno5Q0BKb8609jnSEGIWmWfaB23ccIi9Cp_GOBuvIYiWAXSpyunSp_X20JO8cW6EdgmCphwckwpDvEJtPG5h0IlrLgCLZXHFhpU/s614/9778daea81f273d6ab3ce9b9399bdb5b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="614" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivrm3XyRlX0jnRf0vDuqRl-eVCVHYtOJJmH42spKLWklzfbAt4TAZxQLiPaZQqFDbGFqboqw7ax__xUgWgD-c0lno5Q0BKb8609jnSEGIWmWfaB23ccIi9Cp_GOBuvIYiWAXSpyunSp_X20JO8cW6EdgmCphwckwpDvEJtPG5h0IlrLgCLZXHFhpU/w400-h271/9778daea81f273d6ab3ce9b9399bdb5b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coltrane's famous quartet (Elvin, Jimmy and McCoy)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The benefits of collaboration are many and varied. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm listening to John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy playing on <i>Evenings at the Village Gate</i> as I write this and they couldn't have sounded this awesome without McCoy Tyner on piano, Reggie Workman on bass and Elvin Jones on drums.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The five musicians together form and sustain an intensely symbiotic, creative whole.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Same thing goes in sorts of other arenas. Including school.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Paradoxically - selfishly, I get a personal buzz from collaborating with others. It's great for thinking beyond the usual. Ideas can be explored beyond what I would come up with on my own.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's a social occasion, too, therefore it's often a lot of fun - especially in my current environment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Collaboration is all about relationships. Everybody finds their comfort zone being challenged in a collaborative environment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Back to Coltrane Dolphy et al. <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1hTLpqSaXhyJrZZmtaSZU8?si=66724de625704bc5">Greensleeves</a></i> is a favourite of mine and unbelievable on this album!! Just five people in tune with each other. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Collaboration at its finest!</span></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-11040980935123841392024-02-05T11:05:00.000-08:002024-02-05T11:05:26.196-08:00The speed of our forward motion is directly related to the velocity of the people around us (Seth Godin)<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7alwgdSarjoeKIPbnh118ACkrxEoHIl12XIEVPcnaBLN8mRoWjsbEKAVjwUn5gQox8OIPWfp-PjxCXxAg7USiirteub0EQMm9RgCP74OXcQsXiSDx-5bLuxKIpGlXMauOUtHEhOsU5YFY0geNVIPLBSwXKPZWQlC75uxL0mqub7DovA04w0YkBxcd/s5760/markus-spiske-7CjegTgBPKc-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="5760" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7alwgdSarjoeKIPbnh118ACkrxEoHIl12XIEVPcnaBLN8mRoWjsbEKAVjwUn5gQox8OIPWfp-PjxCXxAg7USiirteub0EQMm9RgCP74OXcQsXiSDx-5bLuxKIpGlXMauOUtHEhOsU5YFY0geNVIPLBSwXKPZWQlC75uxL0mqub7DovA04w0YkBxcd/w400-h266/markus-spiske-7CjegTgBPKc-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@markusspiske?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Markus Spiske</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/white-rope-on-brown-tree-closeup-photography-7CjegTgBPKc?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This year, Professional Learning and Development has embraced the idea that each individual campus should work together on projects like their own learning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Taking Seth's quote as a starting point, I would say forward motion at our campus is in very good hands. It's a safe culture here, where people can advance their thoughts and ideas in a nurturing, collaborative environment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I wouldn't want it any other way.</span></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-74411810125375140862024-01-31T22:38:00.000-08:002024-01-31T22:38:36.866-08:00Summer days that blind your face will soon be dead and gone, better get it on (Tears For Fears)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwm8jjyhTw9gh4vM6wtvm8hy3p7XMA8EzEdLOExLyXrhYsXIdASQT43IoIFrCs1VXVOpu5bqrClcyYCC6QoYF_zcGmlZxl5-7_0AB-MwDxCfBUUCXs0eYwHX3Pz2WMapsOIYoME4t8cl0A8TFdKdbQbAuxbLMxUbaioZE3SFChxPLgq5ZCDv026EI/s6000/ethan-robertson-SYx3UCHZJlo-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwm8jjyhTw9gh4vM6wtvm8hy3p7XMA8EzEdLOExLyXrhYsXIdASQT43IoIFrCs1VXVOpu5bqrClcyYCC6QoYF_zcGmlZxl5-7_0AB-MwDxCfBUUCXs0eYwHX3Pz2WMapsOIYoME4t8cl0A8TFdKdbQbAuxbLMxUbaioZE3SFChxPLgq5ZCDv026EI/w400-h266/ethan-robertson-SYx3UCHZJlo-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@ethanrobertson?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Ethan Robertson</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/black-ray-ban-wayfarer-sunglasses-on-beach-sand-SYx3UCHZJlo?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">School is back in session in the southern hemisphere and the first few weeks test your mettle. Big time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">First there's the transition from holiday relaxation to be navigated. Not easy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There's the start of year gusto for things to be completed now. Testing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The competing demands. Everyone wants your attention, right now. We live in a world of instant gratification that is low on patience.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Chuck in some wet weather, the fact I had to take two days off for family events, and that we remain largely a building site.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Meh! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My staff is an extremely buoyant lot and we firmly subscribe to the view that everybody is doing the best they can.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, while tired, there are plenty of smiles, laughs and celebrations (two birthday girls this week).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Positive close - I really like this thought from Brené Brown:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship. </i></span></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-64225356639705713692024-01-27T09:25:00.000-08:002024-01-27T09:25:07.929-08:00A sage invites wise people into their life. Fools gather with fools (Dan Rockwell)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMixaCRHi34QuMuAcrWhCk77p2FqIl0qK6p2OFRwLF-exmLabWJYfnekmh7Qc_EtAGC_r2PR6CW9HDQ59bElEXuidvCo9GX4bCNxXifSF5YoVQAeQ33N2baJi-90vKIvq3gVI5wvZk6s_Eqq9gOMQYA3rVVQooiljXUo3-Bjdb5uG1-Xz91rW2_mG/s1024/the-mentors-who-changed-my-life-chose-me.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMixaCRHi34QuMuAcrWhCk77p2FqIl0qK6p2OFRwLF-exmLabWJYfnekmh7Qc_EtAGC_r2PR6CW9HDQ59bElEXuidvCo9GX4bCNxXifSF5YoVQAeQ33N2baJi-90vKIvq3gVI5wvZk6s_Eqq9gOMQYA3rVVQooiljXUo3-Bjdb5uG1-Xz91rW2_mG/s320/the-mentors-who-changed-my-life-chose-me.webp" width="299" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Excellent piece by Dan Rockwell on <a href="https://leadershipfreak.blog/2024/01/26/7-marks-of-mentors-who-change-lives/">the seven marks of mentors who change lives</a>.</span></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-20420277234451298732024-01-21T10:49:00.000-08:002024-01-21T10:49:23.629-08:00Do as I say<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLQFjXl3NRj-4jXLYiT5Y2P_w-1euWQIO26Y9BjbaOUQF5ttxCqAd3powobeJbBXWqJ0OcG4e5I0jm1Yu9Tb1nyVx4lDz-RcDehSM75Sy0l2BkIA2_ZPF7aS2T3bylRyhhy7nHLPcM1KaRHsjy1OWp1rzwngkyWdjBGxEEXfDnGZRI7l9EVV7i2Ym/s8563/neom-aWHKsYkbCi8-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8563" data-original-width="5709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLQFjXl3NRj-4jXLYiT5Y2P_w-1euWQIO26Y9BjbaOUQF5ttxCqAd3powobeJbBXWqJ0OcG4e5I0jm1Yu9Tb1nyVx4lDz-RcDehSM75Sy0l2BkIA2_ZPF7aS2T3bylRyhhy7nHLPcM1KaRHsjy1OWp1rzwngkyWdjBGxEEXfDnGZRI7l9EVV7i2Ym/w266-h400/neom-aWHKsYkbCi8-unsplash.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@neom?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">NEOM</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-person-standing-on-top-of-a-sand-dune-aWHKsYkbCi8?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=250799975&f=1081591&c=14615027&u=47750696">The opposite of insubordination</a><br /><br />“Do as I say.” That’s industrial management in four words.<br /><br />If you don’t follow the instructions to the letter, you’re insubordinate. Not subordinate.<br /><br />Complete subordination might have been the goal in an industrial setting. But now, it’s dangerous, expensive and inefficent. Because people close to the work know exactly what needs to be done.<br /><br />The opposite of insubordination is now enrollment.<br /><br />Someone who is enrolled in the journey doesn’t have to be told exactly what to do. Instead, given the goals, the tools and the culture, they will figure it out.<br /><br />Seth Godin</span>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-15687518414985602392024-01-16T09:34:00.000-08:002024-01-16T09:34:11.559-08:00The plants grow themselves<p><a href="https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=251702285&f=1081591&c=14652623&u=47750696" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G_OCDyTeRlHSMbH5qdlNn3HjJvQnIcYWzO_fh68KUSmFTHjUZQxMr495dMG1O8VUwqERCbAg-YT9ExGXLBAaznbYBJsfyzetyLkNeumSOxndGgBKffd7DrgB21BHyTfqoXVUYb3P3es3ZtFeng2CK8_CQmyRll_BeZ97MtAi1V-Dn4BYku5Kzf6Y/s5760/markus-spiske-sFydXGrt5OA-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5760" data-original-width="3840" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G_OCDyTeRlHSMbH5qdlNn3HjJvQnIcYWzO_fh68KUSmFTHjUZQxMr495dMG1O8VUwqERCbAg-YT9ExGXLBAaznbYBJsfyzetyLkNeumSOxndGgBKffd7DrgB21BHyTfqoXVUYb3P3es3ZtFeng2CK8_CQmyRll_BeZ97MtAi1V-Dn4BYku5Kzf6Y/w266-h400/markus-spiske-sFydXGrt5OA-unsplash.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@markusspiske?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Markus Spiske</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/person-watering-plant-sFydXGrt5OA?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Kash’s garden</a></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br />She doesn’t grow plants.<br /><br />The plants grow themselves.<br /><br />Her job is to create conditions for the plants to grow.<br /><br />The soil, the water, the light, the weeds… these are the conditions.<br /><br />But none of it happens if the plants don’t do the thing they want to do in the first place.<br /><br />This is always true, anywhere a leader succeeds.<br /><br />Creating the conditions is the hard part.<br /><br />Seth Godin</span>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-47389286426063490452024-01-11T09:29:00.000-08:002024-01-11T09:29:54.365-08:00The secret to focus<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3V_HpYLHP0Ed8WR16I4sngbeNEA4nRk2He487zQ1KSx2kAzYAFh2j1kl2f1d0f74vYUAycCVwkNPfGap4l2u0BMH73TdAIkHyvQEgPr2yv0sloSGdZIyWEoBPd-OJJiXz1JKvkXOCrXJyDF8XUNIWNr_56xHswZ3vTQoUFH8JU_lZEB0vCtlj67Y-/s6000/zachary-keimig-JhU0w96iKoY-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3V_HpYLHP0Ed8WR16I4sngbeNEA4nRk2He487zQ1KSx2kAzYAFh2j1kl2f1d0f74vYUAycCVwkNPfGap4l2u0BMH73TdAIkHyvQEgPr2yv0sloSGdZIyWEoBPd-OJJiXz1JKvkXOCrXJyDF8XUNIWNr_56xHswZ3vTQoUFH8JU_lZEB0vCtlj67Y-/w266-h400/zachary-keimig-JhU0w96iKoY-unsplash.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@zacharykeimig?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Zachary Keimig</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/person-holding-camera-lens-JhU0w96iKoY?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Steve Jobs explains<b> the secret to focus</b><br /><br />“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.”</span></div>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-89053289924600844092024-01-07T13:25:00.000-08:002024-01-07T13:25:11.453-08:00New goals don't deliver new results (james Clear)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryj473VJUzspupY1v-ovDMr5dnxm0gXPHDwndvxnaptmOSm2xALcaWo3Xv1BNIVOB5_EAQQfu3IUt-RUhZHuWudKlFfMw3HbPKhQMDmeFSdiiMHW8MVGiBsb7qU6AVDdsY8cskQ19D2buIyiKLK-B9yWfCnJCQvkQVKGEgZgTNpX4nKQ5DSXIKN3p/s3000/ella-jardim-M0zs81FNm6s-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2165" data-original-width="3000" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryj473VJUzspupY1v-ovDMr5dnxm0gXPHDwndvxnaptmOSm2xALcaWo3Xv1BNIVOB5_EAQQfu3IUt-RUhZHuWudKlFfMw3HbPKhQMDmeFSdiiMHW8MVGiBsb7qU6AVDdsY8cskQ19D2buIyiKLK-B9yWfCnJCQvkQVKGEgZgTNpX4nKQ5DSXIKN3p/w400-h289/ella-jardim-M0zs81FNm6s-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@daniellajardim?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Ella Jardim</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-ceramic-coffee-mug-on-book-M0zs81FNm6s?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br />"New goals don't deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results."<br /><br />James Clear (<i>Atomic Habits</i>)</span>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-77032118151138607802024-01-02T10:43:00.000-08:002024-01-02T10:43:26.192-08:00Which agenda? (Seth Godin)<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZASYWahxvYdnArrV0jX4TOq_oXzWd5L-OP21SCGbmRO1MJI_i__MZOnzcVRl8hQxcrLZDpbP9hhgO0JsGFo_L9HK8QIkHrRXNTB4SfdcU8UGqEUjEf8wAmuEB2O9R8zDEoPqboWVUe6XatoUs_e0shOp-rSWKQXf0Ga0j-975L9c3cW1bigiLcH3/s3936/marissa-grootes-N9uOrBICcjY-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3936" data-original-width="2624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZASYWahxvYdnArrV0jX4TOq_oXzWd5L-OP21SCGbmRO1MJI_i__MZOnzcVRl8hQxcrLZDpbP9hhgO0JsGFo_L9HK8QIkHrRXNTB4SfdcU8UGqEUjEf8wAmuEB2O9R8zDEoPqboWVUe6XatoUs_e0shOp-rSWKQXf0Ga0j-975L9c3cW1bigiLcH3/w266-h400/marissa-grootes-N9uOrBICcjY-unsplash.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@stilclassis?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Marissa Grootes</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-writing-using-pen-N9uOrBICcjY?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Every day matters.<br /><br />It seems like a waste to spend one as a to-do list item on someone else’s agenda.<br /><br />It’s easy to become so focused on checking the boxes that we forget that there are people involved. Peers, colleagues and friends that with something human to offer, if we only cared enough to connect.<br /><br />Seth Godin</span></div>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-80391263472706466492023-12-28T10:13:00.000-08:002023-12-28T10:13:23.793-08:00Review and reflect<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: minion-pro, Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLI_vPqVJul_Gmx9Dflbd3St9_LF1LRwUmAlTJhH65LC-arg2ubEPAgKSOORf7KDJlZ4L6Ylt_w_ZWn5BJHjLTir1mbc7ln1e16GtDi1eFFvu4UK7t0RCkD7XHPqX97C-5qYVxIgwxhWPehtDDC2zwoAudsrIJFiaVsjoYDl6_eXhsy-u8B1QWtM3/s3000/wilson-szeto-SQYb6oxBxPU-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="3000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLI_vPqVJul_Gmx9Dflbd3St9_LF1LRwUmAlTJhH65LC-arg2ubEPAgKSOORf7KDJlZ4L6Ylt_w_ZWn5BJHjLTir1mbc7ln1e16GtDi1eFFvu4UK7t0RCkD7XHPqX97C-5qYVxIgwxhWPehtDDC2zwoAudsrIJFiaVsjoYDl6_eXhsy-u8B1QWtM3/w400-h268/wilson-szeto-SQYb6oxBxPU-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@wilsonszeto?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Wilson Szeto</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/man-staring-the-deserted-field-SQYb6oxBxPU?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"Of all the ways you could be spending your precious time and attention, it is very unlikely that you are currently spending it in the optimal way. The only path I know for figuring out a better way to spend your life is to sit and think. You simply have to carve out some time to think carefully about what you're doing, why you're doing it, and what you're really trying to achieve. Nobody stumbles into a well lived life. It has to be cultivated. Reflection and review are critical."</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">James Clear</span></span></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-79763583748995631162023-12-24T09:57:00.000-08:002023-12-24T09:57:47.574-08:00 Burn Some Dust, Here. Eat My Rubber! (Clark Griswold)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8lpXKk_O7z6zEwDyO_hXKdBh0U7f6eW7vp24V1P3CY5uPBDA5ZdkeRX_6s_Oeabzg9hqTHNaiPyoylCxH8vk_xTtN50Jh9H3FgV4gICBphk8MxOccUmx9jqwUEwznBRCVUTvP04KYvsIVuDir3HCpNAqEXygXIQJWfmXi3nshtRg9kKlUJHMQsq0/s1200/Scakm8aPcuWbwL5gCWHkoT-1200-80.jpg.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8lpXKk_O7z6zEwDyO_hXKdBh0U7f6eW7vp24V1P3CY5uPBDA5ZdkeRX_6s_Oeabzg9hqTHNaiPyoylCxH8vk_xTtN50Jh9H3FgV4gICBphk8MxOccUmx9jqwUEwznBRCVUTvP04KYvsIVuDir3HCpNAqEXygXIQJWfmXi3nshtRg9kKlUJHMQsq0/w400-h225/Scakm8aPcuWbwL5gCWHkoT-1200-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Yes, it's time to rewatch <i>National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Happy Christmas to the blogosphere.</span></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-27012979729957767332023-12-19T09:22:00.000-08:002023-12-19T09:22:51.952-08:00 You are not the cause of everything that happens to you, but you are responsible for how you respond to everything that happens to you (James Clear)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCgwASPzh3-5I1Kb9BDjW0U-x3DoeCKJxcWcO1KjI8qemlYE20E7Hjgc60iWZa3QoNx2UUqjDe3LMj4UMhJvrL3kHZv9p_D5P768lp7J5x-8anmeve7ye-zU1UlqF_JtMRTqc7poFSXumC0ds0cavC3cAbuzIZjDKS5s0o_c23cTOrEC1SsWnloMH/s200/7131af692a1733629b2709ba67ffdf6d_w200.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCgwASPzh3-5I1Kb9BDjW0U-x3DoeCKJxcWcO1KjI8qemlYE20E7Hjgc60iWZa3QoNx2UUqjDe3LMj4UMhJvrL3kHZv9p_D5P768lp7J5x-8anmeve7ye-zU1UlqF_JtMRTqc7poFSXumC0ds0cavC3cAbuzIZjDKS5s0o_c23cTOrEC1SsWnloMH/w320-h320/7131af692a1733629b2709ba67ffdf6d_w200.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-51413136913760512912023-12-14T09:56:00.000-08:002023-12-14T09:56:20.598-08:00Everyone deserves a chance to walk with everyone else (Family of the Year)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4_eyvX7unLmQwJ4MH3p1YmiXVluNo30bjbeiBe-Y8Tu7Qtv5-IABkJ9lt4cBffwNFqN9WA41hetNI7adkzfCww48yzyr1gXqZQAvRZQxYSOGW7ubrXJ0Cl2mgN0k1XuL9bFg0ouDQ4FJNzBFGCam4XPgC9kW5f9ihf5ckofWsdSZ_ylfEhYtBh3d/s3000/samuel-austin-0tTA6cewPr8-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4_eyvX7unLmQwJ4MH3p1YmiXVluNo30bjbeiBe-Y8Tu7Qtv5-IABkJ9lt4cBffwNFqN9WA41hetNI7adkzfCww48yzyr1gXqZQAvRZQxYSOGW7ubrXJ0Cl2mgN0k1XuL9bFg0ouDQ4FJNzBFGCam4XPgC9kW5f9ihf5ckofWsdSZ_ylfEhYtBh3d/w400-h266/samuel-austin-0tTA6cewPr8-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@samaustin?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Samuel Austin</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/selective-focus-photography-of-black-buddha-figurine-on-green-leaf-0tTA6cewPr8?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Competence is how good you are when there is something to gain. Character is how good you are when there is nothing to gain. People will reward you for competence. But people will only love you for your character.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mark Manson</span></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-62823141354833998432023-12-10T09:40:00.000-08:002023-12-10T09:40:59.924-08:00 R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me (Aretha Franklin)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbi4DyP4PY56_FjeLOvXkenJmSdrQPZaougkuQiBy9HcDp8oQkhnfK0luTXfU6znGT42YYlRoRnIfAQSqCHM3NbQd_yNpnqvMmDrDErwtk44f82IbmZ0yC4DcKil8BKpOQFKJsi2AN09-cP5L1Ue5xWv6xKDbNpVf0azdz9RqmIP-B-M6Vzg1NAc7/s4679/Staff%20Informal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3119" data-original-width="4679" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbi4DyP4PY56_FjeLOvXkenJmSdrQPZaougkuQiBy9HcDp8oQkhnfK0luTXfU6znGT42YYlRoRnIfAQSqCHM3NbQd_yNpnqvMmDrDErwtk44f82IbmZ0yC4DcKil8BKpOQFKJsi2AN09-cP5L1Ue5xWv6xKDbNpVf0azdz9RqmIP-B-M6Vzg1NAc7/w400-h266/Staff%20Informal.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br />The Charlie Munger formula for career success:</span><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Don't work for anyone you don't respect and admire. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Work only with people you enjoy.</span></li></ul><p></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-8087275575277670972023-12-05T08:14:00.000-08:002023-12-05T10:22:42.992-08:00Sing with the might of the wind in your lungs. Do you hear me now? Do you hear me now? (Donovan)<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2h8TREeMNQNoLhCGdZ-xshjRg-xwv2FTg74TZUDCufBm-3DSYznW4MWKTg54Z-e1luQ6-aYUexCYtcaEnmBmTbAiNuDeansf-dccFYt_IjEpMfKx6dq1VdF0S6ItSgfXi5-uncQSppB44BO5DJ166uRrxYHJpyW0G3cIKq5oPNHk25FB8WSPqEJX/s4288/scott-webb-IZmPdbnb-3I-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4288" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2h8TREeMNQNoLhCGdZ-xshjRg-xwv2FTg74TZUDCufBm-3DSYznW4MWKTg54Z-e1luQ6-aYUexCYtcaEnmBmTbAiNuDeansf-dccFYt_IjEpMfKx6dq1VdF0S6ItSgfXi5-uncQSppB44BO5DJ166uRrxYHJpyW0G3cIKq5oPNHk25FB8WSPqEJX/w400-h266/scott-webb-IZmPdbnb-3I-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@scottwebb?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Scott Webb</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/people-riding-carnival-ride-under-blue-skies-IZmPdbnb-3I?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm finishing the school year with this piece from Marshall Manson on leadership, which I present without commentary.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">For the next 6 weeks or so I'm on holiday so I will keep <i>Baggy Trewsers </i>ticking over with some favourite quotes and stray thoughts, then be back to it in February 2024, inshallah.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Marshall sums up his </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">key principals for leadership and I agree wholeheartedly. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>I love how much integrity, people, relationships, collaboration, trust, common sense, and a sense of fun figure in his list.</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><u>Here they are:</u></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"></span><blockquote><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Most important: Do the right thing for the right reasons. If that goes against someone’s rules, be ready to explain or face the consequences. Be as transparent as possible about your decisions and reasoning with anyone who shows interest.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Care about your people and look after them.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Create an environment where everyone feels comfortable expressing their view.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Be nice. Say yes until you absolutely can’t.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Recognise that real collaboration requires some confrontation and disagreement. Better to disagree openly than to be passive aggressive. Resolve disputes clearly and openly. Seek compromise and build common ground.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Communicate frequently and openly. Doing so builds trust and earns the benefit of the doubt when things get tricky.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Relentlessly apply common sense. Be pragmatic, even at the expense of perfect outcomes. A fast, good result is better than a slow, perfect one.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Develop and voice strong opinions, but hold them loosely. Be ready to revise or reverse views in light of better facts, deeper expertise, new circumstances, or a different perspective.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Be decisive and avoid the temptation to relitigate. But be ready to change course if an approach isn’t working.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Be enthusiastic and let others feel that enthusiasm. Getting people excited and believing in something they can do together is a powerful motivating force.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Have fun and create an environment where everyone else can have fun.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Be curious and reward curiosity. Innovation and great ideas are impossible without curiosity.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Teach, but without pomposity. And encourage others to be teachers.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Share everything: Ideas, work, learnings, clients, food, chocolate, and especially credit. Encourage others to do the same and reward them for doing so.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Recognition is a powerful motivator, often far more powerful than money.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Keep the spotlight where it belongs: on the people doing the work. Show appreciation early and often.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Avoid jargon. Making an organisation accessible makes it possible for more people to offer views.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Follow the rules studiously about 95% of the time, especially on the non-negotiable stuff, in order to earn latitude to bend or break them in the handful of cases where doing so would make a big difference.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); line-height: inherit;" /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Measure a few key things that matter rather than trying to measure everything. Spreadsheets are time consuming and soul destroying. Key numbers and measurable underlying forces must command focus, but exponential growth of spreadsheets comes at the expense of exponential growth for the business itself.</span></blockquote><p><b>This is the way. </b></p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"></span></span>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-65494832329873922902023-11-30T10:10:00.000-08:002023-11-30T10:10:55.081-08:00I'll get by somehow (John Lee Hooker)<p><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="color: #242424; font-size: 15.15px;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoWJbfoFhURgs45vduWs5LSyQZtJ1jjAOH79gv-lrDO7KUa_3iPEUscZCDOtoPZpOjuw-UJkocEL_EyX32W1PAm6HMPEKN2O7MHiJhR9EmAX1NRj_7dae-Dn83FOjOaVFVJ-4PC9XohJNk7ZMM1hVo1qwfEXLZ_QehI-ZTZZPA1rJqEwVpqUjUC0v/s6016/lina-trochez-ktPKyUs3Qjs-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoWJbfoFhURgs45vduWs5LSyQZtJ1jjAOH79gv-lrDO7KUa_3iPEUscZCDOtoPZpOjuw-UJkocEL_EyX32W1PAm6HMPEKN2O7MHiJhR9EmAX1NRj_7dae-Dn83FOjOaVFVJ-4PC9XohJNk7ZMM1hVo1qwfEXLZ_QehI-ZTZZPA1rJqEwVpqUjUC0v/w400-h268/lina-trochez-ktPKyUs3Qjs-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@lmtrochezz?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Lina Trochez</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/selective-focus-photography-of-woman-holding-yellow-petaled-flowers-ktPKyUs3Qjs?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="color: #242424; font-size: 15.15px;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #242424; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Somewhere, there is the ideal soil for growing mangoes. Or the best possible wave for surfing. Or the most romantic sunset for a proposal.</span></p><p style="color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 1em 0em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">But it’s not right here and it’s not right now.</span></p><p style="color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 1em 0em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our success has a lot to do with how we dance with conditions that aren’t quite perfect.</span></p><p style="color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 1em 0em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Seth Godin</b></span></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-20576824659164429122023-11-26T10:24:00.000-08:002023-11-26T10:24:08.026-08:00There's too many people who ain't smiling (Allan Clarke)<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigutigM0C3Da1wRcAPsHPw4I030rNiVhn6pQjV4JXLchhu21P8oSyhZpZpdq61uMXo9kD5yyy9sFCE0ZSgOY9dTVPgtLEorA1eAwGz0P5alBLLrvajGA4vZdLZV4NEuQ7iR9q2YjfYb-lM23xMOgwOEfmlL0EKZPBWWnHOmIPbjTAE9YkmgE6bofeI/s4744/jackson-simmer-ZxRHtPacwUY-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4744" data-original-width="3795" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigutigM0C3Da1wRcAPsHPw4I030rNiVhn6pQjV4JXLchhu21P8oSyhZpZpdq61uMXo9kD5yyy9sFCE0ZSgOY9dTVPgtLEorA1eAwGz0P5alBLLrvajGA4vZdLZV4NEuQ7iR9q2YjfYb-lM23xMOgwOEfmlL0EKZPBWWnHOmIPbjTAE9YkmgE6bofeI/w320-h400/jackson-simmer-ZxRHtPacwUY-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@simmerdownjpg?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Jackson Simmer</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/blue-orange-green-and-yellow-plastic-toy-ZxRHtPacwUY?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>The professional loves her work. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>She is invested in it wholeheartedly.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>But she does not forget that the work is not her.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>(The Art Of War)</i></span></p><p><br /></p>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684402262367056153.post-51174999377114501142023-11-21T10:22:00.000-08:002023-11-21T10:22:59.679-08:00Will you let 'em out? Will you let 'em in? Will you ever know when it's the tipping point (Tears For Fears)<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipu3lkvmciPnGYr5BmAKaynEcxkqCtxHKMYGXfzob4ripuNmZQJ6QPmjnvOhCReUaUi0bQHysPYjNLG76XoDfo-3MKjOcf1-oKLUDy7PgpCZc0XRyxl35UBoIHYxw8qfzV9chg5UksEOURpCkvYtow7UEBWDfqKe_MTq7saxKtuMaND88_ZGEN8eyw/s4624/per-loov-oXqn2CXC_9Q-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipu3lkvmciPnGYr5BmAKaynEcxkqCtxHKMYGXfzob4ripuNmZQJ6QPmjnvOhCReUaUi0bQHysPYjNLG76XoDfo-3MKjOcf1-oKLUDy7PgpCZc0XRyxl35UBoIHYxw8qfzV9chg5UksEOURpCkvYtow7UEBWDfqKe_MTq7saxKtuMaND88_ZGEN8eyw/s320/per-loov-oXqn2CXC_9Q-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@perloov?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Per Lööv</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/man-in-gray-long-sleeve-shirt-standing-in-front-of-blue-and-yellow-puzzle-mat-oXqn2CXC_9Q?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm a big advocate of the brain dump. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's number 61 on Thomas Oppong's list (100 habits for a great life): </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><blockquote><b>Use brain dump to declutter your mind and thoughts.</b></blockquote></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It's not for everyone, but I think I have the kind of compartmentalised brain that happily shuts down once a brain dump has taken place. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So, this rule works for me. Smiley face.</span></div>Wozzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308022023634574732noreply@blogger.com0