Author Archive
Poke the Box
Poke the Box by Seth Godin is something very new as it has been published by The Domino Project where Seth Godin and others are working with Amazon to self-publish books in a new way. The book is a manifesto, which Godin himself...
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Getting Things Done
As I've progressed through my career, time management was something that I attended courses on in my first couple of years after graduation, never to be seen again once I'd got the basics in place and I never again saw the diagrams of rocks, sand, and water or a matrix differentiating urgent from important. And yet, in coaching sessions with...
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Shelve an idea to make it successful
Jack Dorsey (co-founder of Twitter and Square) recently gave a lecture at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program which contained some really interesting insights on the way that both Twitter and Square emerged as ideas. Whilst very few people are going to start companies the size of Twitter and Square, I believe that...
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How I’m doing work that I love
I know a lot of people who hate their jobs and for whom Monday mornings are faced with dread. I do feel very fortunate as I love the work that I do and I really do get excited on Monday mornings as I can get back to what I do. If I were independently wealthy and didn't have to work,...
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GROWing effective Social Media
This article must start with a disclaimer that it doesn't offer expert advice on how to use social media because I am not a social media expert; I am a coach and I simply use social media for my own business; these are my thoughts on how to take a coaching approach to social media and is based on what...
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3 ways to stop procrastinating
Many of us are very good at procrastination; we've had plenty of practice! Overcoming procrastination can be simple but we need to first understand why we're procrastinating. One common reason is that we simply feel overwhelmed. We don't know where to start and the task we're facing simply seems too big or complex. Here are three simple strategies to use...
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How to change things when change is hard
Switch (How to change things when change is hard) by Chip & Dan Heath is one of the best books I’ve read in some time and contained some new ideas, which isn’t something that I come across in many new books that I read! The book addresses the challenge of how to make change happen, and offers a framework for...
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Linchpin – Are you Indispensable?
I've recently read Seth Godin's latest book, Linchpin (Amazon affiliate link), and it is certainly an impactful book. This book has a manifesto feel to it; Godin starts with stark warnings about the future of employment, developing a very strong argument that our future employment could be at risk unless we do something radical. Godin looks at how the...
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