This year’s leadership words are humility and vulnerability. I leave the conference with questions as to how these concepts fit in our demanding commercial world, or if the expressions are only suited for intentionally addressing a broken world. I have the next twelve months before the next session to find answers.
While some criticise the Occupy Wall Street movement for a lack of objectives, I see the protests fit perfectly within a postmodern framework. As such, I join the conversation in deconstructing what the events mean to me.
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Literal blog post introduction: There are lots of social media sites. I categorised a few. I joined some. Read this if you’re interested. Click some links. Smile.
Habit Seven proposes that the four areas of physical, mental, spiritual and social renewal should be planned and integrated. Far from having all the answers, I explore what may be the most difficult habit from a personal perspective.
What causes burnout? Is being a workaholic bad? What are the variables to maintaining work-life balance? I find answers in research that points to play and personal projects as possible prescriptions.
I attended an evening launch of Dreamworld’s new BuzzSaw ride last week. Spinning around at 105 kmh, I calmly considered the innovation necessary to get me in the seat. As I stumbled away on shaking legs, I asked the question: “Is innovation all about big exciting rides, or is there more?” The look on my face during the event also reminds me that innovation is not for the faint of heart.
It is usually the player who determines whether a game is boring. After five months of playing, I find it is Foursquare that makes such a judgement on the player’s life. I have also discovered how meaningless that judgement really is.
Is coaching a legitimate profession? When is a coach needed? Am I a coach, or a manager who coaches? I consider responses as I coach myself through the questions.
Every man invents a story for himself – which he often, and with great cost to himself – takes to be his life. ~Max Frisch, 1972
Our stories define for us meaning and identity, or so proposes the viewpoint of narrative psychology. This is something to consider as we share our lives in the open forum of social media.
A few days off work and I finally finish a project I started three years ago. I hope my angry beaver singing Dam that River by Alice in Chains makes you smile, even as you consider what it is we do to this planet of ours.
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