Peas Please How did I get from sitting in a freezer watching out for baby mice on a conveyor belt of frozen peas, to leading projects and departments in organisations all over the world? From pea factory to leader? Where You Start From A quick disclaimer. I’m lucky enough to have been from the right side of the tracks, with a middle class family in a safe stable country. Not a rich family but one with the education and experience to show me the world and its possibilities. That’s been a great starting point and I’ve then worked hard and persevered and grabbed opportunities. But I know the advantages I…
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It’s Good to Rebel (Kindly)
Aren’t Rebels Bad? Society often paints rebellion as a bad thing. Stability and structure are key to society humming along nicely. But without a bit of rebelling, society loses out. On good ideas, on adapting to a changing world, on getting the best out of everyone. And the best Rebels are Kindly ones. A couple of my favourite rebels – Rosa Parks and Galileo were Rebels who made a great impact in equality and science respectively – are great examples of rebelling for good. Why be a rebel at all? Do you want a bigger life, full of experiences rather than stuff? Are you too small, old, conventional, quiet, bullish,…