Comments for Kingfisher Coaching http://www.kingfishercoaching.com Thu, 10 May 2012 20:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Are you working too hard? by Ian Pettigrew http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/are-you-working-too-hard/#comment-186 Ian Pettigrew Thu, 10 May 2012 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=1006#comment-186  Thanks Flora. No royalties required whatsoever! I took a photo of my dashboard but drew the line at recording the engine noises as an illustration. And yes.... great point about Flow. Can't beat it!  Thanks Flora. No royalties required whatsoever! I took a photo of my dashboard but drew the line at recording the engine noises as an illustration. And yes…. great point about Flow. Can’t beat it!

]]> Comment on Are you working too hard? by Ian Pettigrew http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/are-you-working-too-hard/#comment-185 Ian Pettigrew Thu, 10 May 2012 20:49:44 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=1006#comment-185 Thanks Flora, glad you like it. No royalties required and I'm just delighted if this makes a positive impact on people's lives (and performance). And yes.... great point about Flow. Can't beat it! Thanks Flora, glad you like it. No royalties required and I’m just delighted if this makes a positive impact on people’s lives (and performance). And yes…. great point about Flow. Can’t beat it!

]]> Comment on Are you working too hard? by Flora Marriott http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/are-you-working-too-hard/#comment-184 Flora Marriott Thu, 10 May 2012 20:13:00 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=1006#comment-184 Great stuff Ian. I really really like the car engine metaphor. That works for me. I'll definitely use that when talking to people at work about overload. (Hope there aren't royalty fees each time!) I don't like the term 'work life balance' as I think it leads people to think about a constant equilibrium, when in actual fact we have phases. And when I am doing stuff I truly love and am good at, time just flies in a wonderful way...the flow thing. And that's ok. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. Great stuff Ian. I really really like the car engine metaphor. That works for me. I’ll definitely use that when talking to people at work about overload. (Hope there aren’t royalty fees each time!)
I don’t like the term ‘work life balance’ as I think it leads people to think about a constant equilibrium, when in actual fact we have phases. And when I am doing stuff I truly love and am good at, time just flies in a wonderful way…the flow thing. And that’s ok.

I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.

]]> Comment on Why you shouldn’t follow advice by Ian Pettigrew http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/why-you-shouldnt-follow-advice/#comment-183 Ian Pettigrew Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=850#comment-183 I agree with what you're saying and I get miffed at the steady stream of 'success secrets' being offered when people just mean that they're going to share what works for them with a bit of spin as well. Steve Jobs seemed to have that inner confidence... the one that doesn't come from seeking approval from others but just from doing what you believe is right. I like that. I agree with what you’re saying and I get miffed at the steady stream of ‘success secrets’ being offered when people just mean that they’re going to share what works for them with a bit of spin as well. Steve Jobs seemed to have that inner confidence… the one that doesn’t come from seeking approval from others but just from doing what you believe is right. I like that.

]]> Comment on Why you shouldn’t follow advice by Andrea Nastase http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/why-you-shouldnt-follow-advice/#comment-182 Andrea Nastase Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=850#comment-182 Advice definitely needs context, but too many people insist because something has worked for them. It's like with online dating - sarcasm doesn't work for everyone, but everyone is not for everyone. Steve Jobs is a good example of that saying, "be yourself, people won't like you anyway". It's shocking how much everyone focused on the negative sides of being yourself for the sake of simplifying the message and selling a few books.  Advice definitely needs context, but too many people insist because something has worked for them. It’s like with online dating – sarcasm doesn’t work for everyone, but everyone is not for everyone. Steve Jobs is a good example of that saying, “be yourself, people won’t like you anyway”. It’s shocking how much everyone focused on the negative sides of being yourself for the sake of simplifying the message and selling a few books. 

]]> Comment on Why you shouldn’t follow advice by Ian Pettigrew http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/why-you-shouldnt-follow-advice/#comment-179 Ian Pettigrew Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:52:00 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=850#comment-179 Thanks Nicola and you make a great point about how easy it is to check somebody's experience and credibility. I think social media in particular is going through the early stages of the hype cycle at the moment; I'm sure it won't be too long before there's a bit of a shake-out and the real, sustainable expertise will shine through. Thanks Nicola and you make a great point about how easy it is to check somebody’s experience and credibility. I think social media in particular is going through the early stages of the hype cycle at the moment; I’m sure it won’t be too long before there’s a bit of a shake-out and the real, sustainable expertise will shine through.

]]> Comment on Why you shouldn’t follow advice by Nicola Pike http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/why-you-shouldnt-follow-advice/#comment-178 Nicola Pike Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=850#comment-178 Great post Ian. Picking up on your first point (not all advice is created equal), I would recommend that people properly check the credentials of the person giving advice before they take it. Lots of followers on Twitter does not equate credibility. I'm astounded at how many people give advice on marketing and social media when they have no marketing qualifications or experience to back it up. I know that this is also true of many other industries (you mention fitness in your article for example). Fortunately LinkedIn is a great way to check credentials. Great post Ian. Picking up on your first point (not all advice is created equal), I would recommend that people properly check the credentials of the person giving advice before they take it. Lots of followers on Twitter does not equate credibility. I’m astounded at how many people give advice on marketing and social media when they have no marketing qualifications or experience to back it up. I know that this is also true of many other industries (you mention fitness in your article for example). Fortunately LinkedIn is a great way to check credentials.

]]> Comment on The Lean Startup by Ian Pettigrew http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/the-lean-startup/#comment-176 Ian Pettigrew Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=794#comment-176 Joe, thanks for the mashable article - interesting to see how many of the biggies have applied the pivoting concept whether they knew it at the time or not! Joe, thanks for the mashable article – interesting to see how many of the biggies have applied the pivoting concept whether they knew it at the time or not!

]]> Comment on The Lean Startup by Anonymous http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/the-lean-startup/#comment-175 Anonymous Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:25:00 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=794#comment-175 There are a few more in this article http://mashable.com/2011/07/08/startups-change-direction/ . You might even have heard of a couple ;) I read it recently but just realised its about pivots now on re-visiting it! Enjoy. Joe There are a few more in this article http://mashable.com/2011/07/08/startups-change-direction/ . You might even have heard of a couple ;)

I read it recently but just realised its about pivots now on re-visiting it!

Enjoy.

Joe

]]> Comment on The Lean Startup by Ian Pettigrew http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/the-lean-startup/#comment-174 Ian Pettigrew Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/?p=794#comment-174 Thanks for the comment Joe. I agree about the clarity that giving it a name brings; The challenge to find the quickest, easiest route to get the learning for the next pivot is a neat way of looking at it and I like the idea of doing it quickly so you have time to get a few pivots and get to the really great business idea. I've pre-ordered the Lean Startup for Kindle so it will just appear on the day of publication and it is one I'm looking forward to reading quickly! I was at a Corridor Connections event on business model innovation last week and they recounted the story of Google which, to my surprise had a lot of pivots along the way! Thanks for the comment Joe.

I agree about the clarity that giving it a name brings; The challenge to find the quickest, easiest route to get the learning for the next pivot is a neat way of looking at it and I like the idea of doing it quickly so you have time to get a few pivots and get to the really great business idea. I’ve pre-ordered the Lean Startup for Kindle so it will just appear on the day of publication and it is one I’m looking forward to reading quickly!

I was at a Corridor Connections event on business model innovation last week and they recounted the story of Google which, to my surprise had a lot of pivots along the way!

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