A note to young leaders. Should you freely follow your bliss or loyally serve your community? The most instructive rebuke to this false binary died in Alice Springs in 1996. Emily Kam Kngwarray was, by every account, difficult to boss. She painted sitting cross-legged on the earth, canvases laid flat on the ground, exactly as […]
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A note to young leaders. Every human being is a hundred stories constantly unfolding. So it should not surprise us that some of them overlap. Ivan Lendl lost his first four grand slam finals. That he lost them to legends such as Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors counted for nothing; the press labelled him a […]
When the drums start beating ahead of your arrival, it is tempting to expect trouble. A short parable shows why young leaders should stop fearing the worst, stay clear-eyed and refuse to take other people’s self-interest personally. […]
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At a Kyoto tea ceremony, a hostess shared the idea of ichi-go, ichi-e: one time, one meeting. It is a gentle reminder that every moment, and every person in it, will never come again. […]
Jim Farley, Ford CEO, is tackling a shortage of electricians and welders that no single company can solve alone. His example is a reminder that a problem hurting your business is your problem, whoever’s job it technically is. […]
Ayrton Senna led the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix by forty seconds, then his gearbox began to die. He finished first with only sixth gear left. Preparation matters, but the real test is what you do with whatever remains. […]
At 12, the night before a Year 7 exam, anxiety took hold even though I was top of my class. My father’s answer was a barefoot walk on the grass, and twenty minutes later it was gone. Anxiety grows from disconnection, and reconnecting with the earth can ease it. […]
Michele Bullock sighed yesterday before announcing another rate rise. Australia has a choice. We can either keep handing out speeding fines to people driving at 50km/hr, or figure out a way to raise the speed limit. And that means productivity growth. […]
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John Keats died at 25, but not before writing some of the finest poems in the English language. His story is a reminder to dare greatly while you are young, because talent doesn’t need long once it catches fire. Never tell yourself you are too young. […]