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Pressure Makes Diamonds
27th June 2022
“Work more” or “work harder” are solutions that only succeed up to a certain point, and most people have likely already reached that point.
So what is the sustainable solution? It seems self-evident that it would be to relieve the pressure. But again, this isn’t arbitrary – you mustn’t indiscriminately remove or decrease the forces of work until you don’t feel any pressure. For practical reasons, you can’t simply decide not to do your work, or not to take on new clients, or not to get things done in a timely manner. Anything worth doing requires at least some pressure.
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The Story of The 15 Disciplines - Stephen Scott (Part I)
16th February 2022
If you’ve read Stephen Scott’s books or attended his leadership programs, you’ll be well acquainted with The 15 Disciplines – Stephen’s model and personal mantra for credible, ethical and humble leadership. But the story of its inception is less well known.
In Part I of the story, he candidly recounts the pivotal moment 20 years ago that inspired the creation of The 15 Disciplines.
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