We think of kangaroos as cute creatures hopping around with little baby joeys sticking out of their mom’s pouch, and its true that their pouch is their most famous feature. But these cuddly looking critters are also fearsome fighters when attacked, and it is their tail that they count on the most when they are … Continue reading The Kangaroo’s Tail (The Learning Zone Part Two)
Finding Our Learning Zone
I have to admit that I don’t usually worry about being comfortable. Life has been pretty good to us. Any problems we have are largely “first world problems” that the greatest majority of the world would happily take on along with the life we have been blessed with. My wife Kendra is really good at … Continue reading Finding Our Learning Zone
Give Yourself an “A”
Has anybody read the book by Rosamund and Ben Zander called the Art of Possibility? Better yet, has anyone watched any of Ben’s YouTube videos of him giving presentations of the principles of the book using music (his day job is Conductor of the Boston Philharmonic) as a medium for the message? They are brilliant … Continue reading Give Yourself an “A”
Good Enough?
I’m a big Jim Collins fan. For those of you who don’t know Jim’s work he is an exceptional researcher of business drivers paired with business results, and he has had a large impact on business thinking around the world. In his second book “Good to Great”, the one that launched him into the sphere of … Continue reading Good Enough?
I Need To Eat
Kendra and I were travelling this week for a really great family event. My side of the family doesn’t get together very often, and this one was special as we joined with a branch of our family that we hadn’t had contact with for 28 years. On top of that my kid sister Karen had … Continue reading I Need To Eat
Bang on the Drum
There’s an anthem that dominates many morning discussions in our house as we get ready for work. It’s especially a feature on Monday mornings after a great weekend, where Kendra says “I don’t want to work!” and I then complete the line by singing “I just want to bang on the drum all day”, which … Continue reading Bang on the Drum
Leading Essentially 