When I moved to Finland seven years (and some months) ago, I did that primarily to find a better quality of life for my future family. Throughout the years, particularly during the two long periods (about 10 months at the beginning and 12 months more recently) during which I have struggled to find a job, … Continue reading I am not here for that
Tag: change
Bias
It takes mental effort to identify our own bias. Few months ago, I was putting together a presentation about Coaching and Leadership. I wanted to have one slide to stimulate some discussion, and I wanted to ask people in the audience to describe leadership with one single word. Along with the question, the slide was … Continue reading Bias
Perfect
This week, I have found this beautiful graphic depiction of how resistance works at times. It's from Ed Batista's blog (that is strongly recommended, by the way), and it displays how it is incredibly more important to move from doing nothing to doing something, than it is to move from doing something to doing something … Continue reading Perfect
There’s always a reason
Why are things the way they are? This is a question we often fail to ask. Yet it is so important to address that before we even attempt change. Is there something I am not seeing? Is the current situation serving somebody's purpose? What would the reaction be if I would change that? What is … Continue reading There’s always a reason
Exceptions and rules
If a customer (or a potential one) shows up with a request that is not in line with your procedures, processes, habits, or even product or service, the generous thing to do is to make an exception. If that requests gets asked more and more, than you have two options. Change your procedures, processes, habits, … Continue reading Exceptions and rules
Wisdom
One of the things that most resonated with me from what has come out of Davos this year, are the words of anthropoligist Jane Goodall. We have broken the link between intellect and wisdom. If we think of wisdom as love, compassion and making decisions not based on "how will this help me now", "how … Continue reading Wisdom
Revolution and evolution
Change can happen through revolution or evolution. Revolution is when things turn around abruptly. It is usually a sudden change, one that is often associated with extreme measures. It creates fracture and discontinuity. The origin of the word is Latin - revolvere, literally "roll back", "revolve". Despite the current accepted meaning, therefore, it does not … Continue reading Revolution and evolution
