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Team of teams by General Stanley McChrystal – leading teams to work effectively together

The book has a few essential ideas which are worth while but it takes quite a lot of background to get to them. Below are my key takeaways. The context for McChrystal was trying to get specialist units in very different parts of the military, who each worked incredibly effectively in their specific area, to … Continue reading Team of teams by General Stanley McChrystal – leading teams to work effectively together

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Building trust

The foundation of all healthy relationships is trust. The foundation of being able to have good, honest and open debates that make our business better is trust. It’s the foundation for being able to get an honest assessment of business partners. So being able to build trust is an essential skill. Robin Dreeke is a … Continue reading Building trust

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The psychology of liberal and conservative values and crossing the great divide

Picking up on a theme from the last blogpost: that one of the worst things for relationships is a great sense of self-righteousness, a lot of self-righteousness comes from our own sense of moral compass. The world seems more and more polarised in political views. Are you liberal or conservative? Many of these views seem … Continue reading The psychology of liberal and conservative values and crossing the great divide

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Practical philosophy and taking responsibility for our communication

Alain de Botton is a wonderful modern day philosopher with a very practical take on modern life emphasising how we can be emotionally healthy. He has done quite a few podcasts on many different topics, all well worth listening to. In this one he talks a little about his background and a wide variety of … Continue reading Practical philosophy and taking responsibility for our communication