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Early Stage Writing: ‘The Humble Leader’ #WorkingOutLoud

Posted on February 15, 2018 by

I’m making good progress with an illustrated essay on humility: it’s a reflective piece on the nature of humility, and how ‘the humble leader’ may be what we need in the Social Age. The essay will probably run to around … Continue reading →

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Black Swans: Disruption of Power. A #WorkingOutLoud post

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

As this is a writing week, i’m focussed on long form writing, so not writing much new just for the blog (which i count as my ‘first reflective space‘, my daily musings). Instead, i’m #WorkingOutLoud and sharing elements of the … Continue reading →

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#Writing Week: Reputation

Posted on February 23, 2017 by

Illustrating the section on Reputation today, for the Social Leadership 100 book: two images shared here, both around activities where we look at the reputation that others hold, and the reputation that we ourselves earn. As an update: this week … Continue reading →

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#Writing Week: Reducing Noise

Posted on February 22, 2017 by

One of the things that Social Leaders do is to reduce the noise in the system: they filter the signal and reduce the clutter. Today, i’m sharing two of the illustrations that I’ve been working on for the new book, … Continue reading →

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Illustrating Social Leadership: My 1st 100 days

Posted on February 6, 2017 by

I find myself in Toronto, illustrating. ‘Social Leadership – my 1st 100 days‘ is my next book, a practical guide to developing skills across a hundred practical activities. As the name implies, it’s going to need 100 illustrations, so i … Continue reading →

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Social Leadership: My First 100 Days #WorkingOutLoud

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

You may have noticed that the title has changed: as I’ve been sketching out ideas for the cover this week, i revised the title. That’s what #WorkingOutLoud is all about: iteration and revision, holding open the space. I’m 60% of … Continue reading →

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Can You Judge a Book By It’s Cover?

Posted on April 14, 2016 by

The last job for the new 2nd Edition of the Social Leadership Handbook: finish the cover. I’ve been literally tearing my hair out, trying to do the best job i can do. I’m entirely unsure why it’s harder than any … Continue reading →

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