It's been a while...

...and it has since I was last here. I am amazed by people who have the speed of thought a capacity to keep up with these things AND have a life off-line!

The thoughts continue to flow and since April I had the opportunity to spend a day with Marshall Goldsmith... now there's an interesting chap!

Pearls left with me more than a month later...

1. the person who makes the decision is the one with the power to make the decision
2. goal obsession leads us to do what at best can be described as really daft things... at worst totally destructive
3. use small amounts of money to motivate large change
4. ask, listen, think, thank... follow-up... the power of feedforward
5. the value of a ritual of asking daily questions

...amongst others, however these are current headlines for me.

I've also been a little surprised by some of my contributions/achievements and small wins over the last couple of months and the danger of under-estimating my impact on and contribution to others work and development. This has probably been encapsulated in something Mark Holden from Matrix Global said at a forum yesterday... that there is something 'sacred' in the mentoring relationship... years later we can be surprised by someone who lets us know the impact we have had on them... and we may not remember the person or the interaction...

When people ask for support and/or advice, the trust they place in the person they ask is HUGE... never forget this.

It also brings to the forefront of my mind my personal view on leadership... to inspire others to achieve beyond their expectations... and in doing so, hold sacred the consequences of the relationship.