Sometimes, you just gotta shake it out. Shoot from the hip. Shout from the rooftops. Tell everyone: I LOVE you, no I MEAN it, I fuckin’ love yer. Sometimes. At work, perhaps not so much. However, there is that role … Continue reading Sometimes, I Am A Mad, Drunk Uncle At A Wedding
When I reached the grand old age of 42 last year, I declared I had the answers to Life, The Universe, and Everything, after the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. You will recall that The Answer (to The Question) is 42. However, I must now question this assumption, as this article in the Telegraph supposes that men only reach maturity at the age of 43. Clearly, I could not have known the Answer in such a state of (adolescent?) immaturity. Perhaps, though, today I do. ←This Much We (maybe) Know.→ Continue reading Mature At Last!
We are talking about how we ‘show up‘ at work. <Part I: The Dept. of Why?> Advances in neuroscience in the last 20 years have taught us more about the brain than the previous 500 years. Every leader, organizational effectiveness professional, change agent should be reading about the brain and how it makes us who we are. It also gives us insight into how we can change, if we so desire. “Can we fix it? Yes, we can!” Can we fix it? is a perfect example. It is a simple neurological practice. The basis is this.* One test group of … Continue reading “Can We Fix It?”
Ah, the kids. So instinctive, creative, kind and giving. For Father’s Day there was this present, and this, and this, and this…the presents kept on coming. All created ad hoc, in moments of reflection and thoughtfulness. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Curious Kids: The Cup Runneth Over
Magical slideshare from Mark O’Toole, and I concur with them all: We have too many applicants who have done too little to showcase their skills in social media, when there are ZERO barriers to entry. Boo. Here’s what I said about it before, echoing the above presentation. Luckily, we have had great people too, like Kitty Chan and Lillian Chow. Hooray. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Intern Alert! 11 Reasons He Will Not Hire You…
There is a growing requirement to inject and manage creative tension in organizations and, indeed, society as a whole. If we do not sponsor change and innovation then we will be lost, beaten by those who do. [I share no direct links to resources – just google “innovation” and “fail” to see how vital pushing boundaries are…] This need to move to the edge is not hocus pocus, nor is it avant garde. It is how every socio-economic advance occurs. It is at the core of how business happens, as Drucker explains. Entrepreneur as Dissenter “Entrepreneurship rests on a theory … Continue reading Entrepreneurship Is ‘Creative Destruction’
Some things need no explanation; one just feels it. So, when Stowe Boyd linked to Hyper Island I knew there was something for me to learn… Hyper Island Manifesto learn for life real world ready lead the change seize your potential team is everything change the world Please and thank you. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading NEW Manifesto To Live By…Hyper Island
Lifelong Learning Requires a Beginner’s Mind “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” – Zen Master Shunryo Suzuki Continue reading Lifelong Learning Requires a Beginner’s Mind
If we take personal branding to its logical conclusion, we are not sharing our experiences and chronology, as would a normal resume / CV or an online app visualization. No, the end-game for personal branding is an individual narrative that says, nay SCREAMS, “This is who I am!” It takes balls to show up like that. Moreover, many confuse this real authenticity – naked, bold, unadulterated – with megalomania – self-obsession, meMeME. That’s ok. Let them. They are not the people you are reaching out to in an effort to build your community. You are seeking the curious. The curious … Continue reading The Resume Is Dead – Part 6
This week, a local story about a family-oriented cafe closing in Vancouver did the media rounds; and Lori happened to be there when the media came a’calling. Lori and Lola were interviewed on CTV. Lola confirmed that she liked it there, and that she was sad it was closing. Easy peasy. But something interesting happened. Lola told Lori that she wasn’t really sad, but that she said she was because she thought that is what they wanted her to say. Lola is 5 and it was her first media interview. Fascinating. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Curious Kids: Giving Them What They Want
Travelling is tough for many reasons, none more than missing my beautiful kids. Nine timezones away, missed calls, I turn to Vine to let them know I miss them… I miss my family! In Trondheim. vine.co/v/b90p01MlBtX — Jonathan Anthony (@ThisMuchWeKnow) May 22, 2013 Now I want them to make one make for me! ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading (Missing The) Curious Kids…
A drop-in to Mario’s coffee shop on Main Street for some R&R but, for the kids, there is no such thing. Constant runs to the bookshelf to refresh reading opportunities. A book in Romanian, no problem, there is still something to learn. For the parents, too. Every day is a learning day. #curious kids reading, reading, reading. vine.co/v/b0DHzIzUwE6 — Jonathan Anthony (@ThisMuchWeKnow) May 12, 2013 ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Curious Kids: 24/7 Learning
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