I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at a leadership conference about applying a ‘Bright Spots’ approach to tackling problems and have received a number of requests for further information around the idea. At the outset, I should make it clear to everyone that I unfortunately did not come up with this idea. Rather, the approach was popularized by Chip and Dan Heath in their book ‘Switch’. Solving Pumpkin-Related Problems In the book, Dan and Chip Heath describe a seemingly counterintuitive way of looking at problems which is centred on replicating success, rather than solving problems. Take my…
Swatting at Magpies
At the outset, I'd like to wish everybody subscribed to my blog a happy new year. I personally am not overly superstitious, but it appears to me that ending a year with '13' in it can only be a good thing. So to celebrate, I am going to post a slightly edited version of the first speech I gave to Toastmasters.Obviously I've used a bit of poetic license when giving this one, but they're both based on true events. Good evening. Tonight I’d like to make my introductions to the audience. You see in addition to this being my…