Category Archives: Vision

The Weekend Read – The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

My intention with the first blog of the year was to describe the New Year Swim in Glandore Harbour in aid of the RNLI. This is a great community event that I have joined in for the past dozen years or so where any hangovers are removed in the chilly water. To see the needContinue reading “The Weekend Read – The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”

The Weekend Read. Start with Why by Simon Sinek.

With a sub-title of “How great leaders inspire everyone to take action” this book sets its stall out from the very start. Simon Sinek first came to my attention when I watched his celebrated Ted Talk (see below) and I was wary that this book would be “just” another “how to beat the competition byContinue reading “The Weekend Read. Start with Why by Simon Sinek.”

The Weekend Read – The Second Curve by Charles Handy

I have been a fan of Charles Handy since I read “The Age of Unreason” in 1992 and his “Understanding Organisations” was one of the set texts on my MBA course at the Open University in 1994. He has a real grasp of the human condition, a rare intelligence and the ability to explain hisContinue reading “The Weekend Read – The Second Curve by Charles Handy”