By John Haining on 19 November 2009
In maps of old, unchartered territories were marked with dragons. These dragons represented the perils of the unknown, the dread that the unexplored and unimaginable suggested. Dragons on those maps had their purpose, of course. They scared away those who never wanted to go beyond their limits and they allowed those brave enough to venture [...]
Posted in People & Talent | Tagged Change, Development, Goals, Management, Planning, Support
By John Haining on 16 November 2009
Have you ever tried driving with one eye closed? With one eye closed everything looks flat. Only the size of objects lets you know how far away things are. You lose the rich information that comes from binocular vision. Driving with one eye closed kills your depth perception. The combination of parallax, perspective and binocular [...]
Posted in Strategy | Tagged Depth Perception, Drive, Goals, Proactive, Reactive
By John Haining on 9 November 2009
In managing your career or your life you have two main options: focus or diversification. If your career were a game of Trivial Pursuit, would you prefer it if the game was won by collecting pieces that are all of the same colour, or collecting pieces of different colours? These are the options, and getting [...]
Posted in Strategy | Tagged Connections, Diversification, Expert, Focus, Goals, Mastery, Opportunity, Quit, Results
By John Haining on 29 July 2009
I’ll admit I’ve got a few pounds to lose. The extra inches around my middle speak to days, weeks and months of indulgence. And getting rid of them is going to take weeks and months of deliberate effort. Of exercise and thinking about what I eat. Of resisting the urge to go back to ways [...]
Posted in Strategy | Tagged Balance, Goals, Life, Overweight, Planning, Results, Work
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