Category: Thinking Environment
‘We are uncovering better ways…’ Oh, really?
It is perhaps the most overlooked, yet most important, part of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development (which is usually shortened to ‘Agile Manifesto’): “We are uncovering better ways of…
Runner’s high? What about thinker’s high?
I’m not a runner. I don’t like running. It’s just not my thing. Still, despite having ran a combined total of less than 10km, which is a very cheeky low…
How can you ignite thinking during a job interview?
Most of us have, at some point in our lives, experienced a job interview. Many of us will have experienced it from both sides of the table: as candidate and…
Thinking starts with awareness
Whenever I tell people what I do, I immediately see a change in how they behave. The reason is simple: they become aware of what they’re doing. “So what do…
Appreciation matters
Here’s a question for you. When was the last time you paid someone a compliment? Not a superficial one, like “oh my, you look beautiful”, but a profound and heartfelt…
How good a listener are you really?
“At Toastmasters we value speaking a lot, and for most people it’s probably the number one reason to join. But along with it, we value listening, which is the second…