Can you listen to an argument you do not support without interrupting? Can you accept someone speaking at a public event near you about a topic that is sensitive and towards which you have a strong opinion, without mounting a protest and demanding the event cancelled? Can you survive your favourite TV show being cancelled, … Continue reading Important and not
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Building bridges
When you engage in a new connection, expect friction. You are trying to tie-in two (or more) parts that were separated before, and therefore it is granted there's going to be misunderstanding, resistance, overreaching and suspicion. Your role is to not misinterpret all of that as a signal a connection is not needed or wanted. … Continue reading Building bridges
All the same
Diversity is a tough sell because in the short term it only adds complexity. In a context in which all that matters is what you achieved yesterday and what you are going to be doing tomorrow, adding someone to the team that might have different habits, different thoughts, different ideas, a different language, different ways … Continue reading All the same
You are right
When you are in an argument, understand this: as long as the two sides stand firm in their respective positions, no progress is possible. If you just keep repeating your view, even with different words and from a different perspective, even if in time that view gets substantiated by additional facts and events, even when … Continue reading You are right
A way to hide
For years, I have built a narrative for which everything that happened was done to me. I had the feeling everyone and everything was against my legitimate pursuit of happiness and success, I was constantly complaining about any tiny little difficulty, I would break relationships because in front of my grandiose gestures the counterpart would … Continue reading A way to hide
The way things are done
.. is much more important that what gets done. That is to say, if culture eats strategy for breakfast, tactics are not even on the menu. If still somebody has doubts about this, after all that has happened with Uber and WeWork these past 12 months, here is a statistic that further supports the importance … Continue reading The way things are done
Consistency
Consistency is about understanding what matters to you, and then relentlessly act in agreement with that. Of course, not all the things can matter. What is important to you? Is it punctuality, honesty, openness, candour, performance, trustworthiness, impact, family, work, relationships, knowledge, expertise, power, generosity, compassion, empathy, confidence, independence, audacity, heroism, harmony, challenge, ... . … Continue reading Consistency
