The journal
Essays, observations, and the occasional detour.
Another Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) expression: “Whoever has the most flexibility, controls the system.” While it might sound a bit abstract, this principle holds valuable…
Read essay : Whoever has the most flexibility, controls the system (flexibility is power)“The map is not the territory”. This simple yet profound phrase (Google says first coined by Polish-American philosopher and engineer Alfred Korzybski a century ago), contains a…
Read essay : The map is not the territoryI love this phrase – totally lifted from BoJack Horseman. For me, it contains some profound truth.
Read essay : It gets easier every day (but you have to do it every day)I find that when I start thinking about something, I see it everywhere. (Not the observer effect.
Read essay : The observer effect: (Not a post about quantum physics)First published July 14, 2016 (then partially lost and rewritten) Do you have a Benefactor Client?
Read essay : Beware the golden gooseFirst published November 8, 2016 (then partially lost and re-written) In the fast-paced world of what we do, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind.
Read essay : Have you forgotten your ‘Why’?First published June 2017 (then lost and part re-written) You may already be familiar with the term, but even if not, it’s likely you’ve encountered it.
Read essay : That VUCA FeelingFirst published February 5, 2020 In case you’re not familiar with the concept of customer journey, any customer (/potential customer) can be said to go through a number of…
Read essay : What’s better than a horse? (Part 2)Part 1 – “It’s new therefore it’s confusing” What happens when you have an actual, real, smart innovation to offer to the market, but the market isn’t ready to jump on it… yet?
Read essay : What’s better than a horse?First published July 2nd 2018 Right from when I was a kid, I was told to stop daydreaming and focus my attention on the task at hand.
Read essay : Brilliant distractionsPart 1 first published April 11, 2018 In our contemporary, fast-food, ‘show me the money’ culture, we’ve grown accustomed to quick results and fulfilment on demand.
Read essay : Trust the processFirst published June 13, 2014 Do you remember in Apollo 13 (Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, 1995, “Houston we have a problem”) where the on-the-ground technicians urgently have to find a…
Read essay : I don’t care about what anything was designed to do; I care what it can do!
