Thoughts on People and HR

Your lack of engagement isn’t entirely your boss’s fault

Your lack of engagement isn’t entirely your boss’s fault

Unpopular post alert. We read a lot these days about low employee engagement. Fingers usually point at managers, and often for good reason. But I can’t help but wonder how…
A CEO’s fundamental duty is to create an environment for their team to flourish

A CEO’s fundamental duty is to create an environment for their team to flourish

One of the core responsibilities of a leader, if not the core responsibility, is to create a work environment where those who want to grow, and are prepared to commit…
Have you ever smelled the Sistene Chapel?

Have you ever smelled the Sistene Chapel?

There’s this scene in the wonderful film, The Two Popes, when outgoing pope Benedict asks incoming Pope Francis to take his confession. His primary sin was living in his books…
Greyness is the challenge of leadership

Greyness is the challenge of leadership

One of the most consistent challenges leaders grapple with as they grow (which is always!) is ambiguity. The continual search for certainty, to define things in a way that is…
If you can’t change the world, change yourself

If you can’t change the world, change yourself

Do we take offence, or do we change things? Or do we do both? There’s a lovely parable in Buddhist tradition. To walk in a world of thorns, we could…

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