Effecutivity

Effectiveness Productivity Improvement

  • Empathy in the time of Covid

    It seemed that initially in the first few weeks and months of the current pandemic people initially reacted by realising what they may have taken for granted over the years – bars, restaurants, holidays, last minute trips, drives, seeing family and friends, BBQs etc. We could understand and sympathise with others because it was something Read more

  • Reading List: Best Books – Leadership

    Below is a list of my top recommended books on leadership in no particular order. Why not leave your feedback, comments and your own suggestions in the comments. 1.) Leadership in Turbulent Times: Lessons from the Presidents – Doris Kearns Goodwin 2.) On Becoming a Leader – Warren Bennis 3.) How to be a Leader Read more

  • Reading List: Best Books – History

    Below is a list of some of my favourite history texts, in no particular order. Leave your thoughts or recommendations in the comments. I highly recommend all of the below 1.) Strategy – BH Liddell Hart 2.) History of the Peloponnesian War – Thucydides 3.) SPQR – Mary Beard 4.) The Lessons of History – Read more

  • Reading List: Best Books – Biography

    Over the last few years I’ve read a lot of books on various topics. I always enjoy the pleasure that comes from recommending a book to someone where it has a positive impact or reception with that person. I’m a firm believer that a handful of good books can resonate with people and have a Read more

  • 6 Things I Wish I Had Known at 18

    1.) Failure Isn’t Final When we’re young we tend to see every setback and failure as something permanent or as much more serious than it really is. We see todays difficulties as long term issues. We find it hard to see the bigger picture. I have failed at many things in my life for a Read more

  • 6 Lessons from Tom Brady

    I’m clearly biased as a Patriots fan but what Tom Brady has achieved in the NFL is absolutely incredible. Although records are there to be broken, did anyone really think we’d ever see a 43 year old quarterback win a 7th Superbowl? Not to mention he was quite unlucky not to win 3 more, losing Read more

  • Internal Authority

    For many of us the last year or so has presented us with new and unique circumstances that bring with them their own challenges and difficulties. It’s easy in the times we find ourselves in to feel like you’re in a boat in a storm. You’re trying to row but feel dragged by everything around Read more

  • Knowledge is Power

    You don’t have to go back too far in history for information to be hoarded by the minority. Our education systems aren’t really that old. For all of the criticisms of modern education systems we forget that education is not something to be taken for granted. At a certain point in human history your knowledge Read more

  • You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

    Somewhere along the line many of us start to believe we’re “too old”, “not smart enough” or “not very good” at something. This is just a story we tell ourselves. The question we really need to ask is “is it possible?” Is it possible to learn a new language? Is it possible to learn to Read more

  • The LAWS of …Writing for Business – Part 2

    LAW 2 – Simplify Simplify Simplify Let’s face it – people are busier than ever. Radicati Group estimates that employees on average receive around 78 business emails a day. That’s 390 on average in a working week and with basic maths – likely to be close to 20000 e-mails per year. That’s not taking in to Read more