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Disclaimer: I’m an intermediate surfer. This post is for people a step or two behind me, so your mileage may vary – let me know… Read More »Surfing: Why does it help to arch your back when paddling? (it isn’t for leverage) – Surf Lessons #8
With those things in mind, here are the fundamental skills of a leader: A leader knows what needs to be done and is able and… Read More »Leadership (3): A leader knows what to do…
The tide turns; the wind changes; the fun goes behind a cloud. Glassy turquoise peaks – waves that offer challenge within-bounds, beauty and exhilaration, a… Read More »Conditions (Surf Lessons #7)
Leadership, being about people and change, is complex by definition. Every person is a complex adaptive creature embedded in multiple overlapping relationships and institutions –… Read More »Leadership (2): Context and Complexity; or, A Place to Stand
As the old saying goes, “If you think you’re leading but no-one’s following, you’re just taking a walk.” Leadership is more than simple influence. Everyone… Read More »Leadership (1): Definition
Not to be taken for granted in the family, with members bound by blood, shared history, shared interests and (we hope) mutual affection. Challenging in… Read More »Good governance. Shared ownership. Tangible progress.
Oh, when the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof,And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were… Read More »Not long ago; or, Little by little (11): Hot feet on hot days
Miss Bowlware taught them History of the English-Speaking Peoples, starting with the Romans at Londinium and careening through the Norman Conquest, Magna Carta, Wars of… Read More »Neal Stephenson on Victorian literature
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