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A thought-provoking evening
I have to confess at the outset that I am something of a fan of the playwright Bertholt Brecht. That makes it sound like a sin, which of course it isn’t. But I felt I should lay my cards on … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged allegory, Arturo Ui, Bertholt Brecht, brecht, Duchess Theatre, evil, Germany, history, Hitler, leadership, Nazi, play, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, theatre
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Keeping busy
The last couple of months have been fairly hectic. Those of you who follow Facebook and Twitter may have seen a steady flow of images now appearing from my Remembrance Image Project, which is aiming to commemorate the centenary of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Leadership
Tagged Business, business skills, insight, leadership, life skills, personal development, relationships, time management, work life balance
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The art of drifting
BBC History magazine produces an excellent free weekly podcast entitled History Extra. It covers a wide range of subjects, and one I have listened to recently explored the history of the navy, in particular in the late 1700s and early … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Leadership
Tagged BBC, BBC History, drifting, flowing, gestalt, History Extra, leadership, naval history, personal development, sailing
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Stepping into the dark
I took this image at an event I shot near home. It was a super party, with lots of fun, laughter, banter and excitement. I’d stepped outside for a few moments, partly just to get a breath of air, and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged darkness, event, event photography, leadership, perspective, Photography, poetry, reflection, Rilke, self-awareness
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Words matter
Today I was sent a rather inspiring little video clip off Youtube. It lasts less than two minutes, but manages to pack a punch in that time. I won’t spoil it for you by revealing it’s conclusion, but suffice it … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Leadership
Tagged behaviour, Business, business skills, communication, companies, issues management, language, leadership, pr, spin, word, words, work
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Snapshots of lives
Yesterday morning, I was up at 3am. This, I hasten to add, is an unusual occurrence as I’m not at my best in the wee small hours, and I tend to take a good while to get moving at that … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Leadership, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Architecture, bus, garage, insight, leadership, life skills, perspective, Photography, Stockwell
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Heroes and villains
I guess that I risk putting people off reading further if I mention that this post refers to Titanic. There has, after all, been so much written and broadcast over the past weeks about the event as we mark its hundredth … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Leadership
Tagged assumptions, history, leadership, media, perspective, reality, relationships, Rilke, Titanic
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Hand over the map
I’ve written before about journeys – indeed, the very name of this blog refers to them – and the concept of journeying is an important one to our lives. Whether we are thinking about the whole span of our lives, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Photography
Tagged behaviour, control, journey, leadership, map, personal development, Photography, process
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Take your time
How often we casually use those words – “take your time”. Whether to hurrying children, to stressed colleagues, or to ourselves when we are rushed off our feet, we probably hear these words so often that we forget what they … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Leadership
Tagged Business, leadership, life skills, pressure, stress, stress management, time, time management
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Them and us
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about “localism” lately. To be honest, it’s not a subject I have dwelt on much before, but it’s a bit of a buzzword here in the UK at the moment, so I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Leadership, Uncategorized
Tagged behaviour, decision, decision-making, empowerment, leadership, localism
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