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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Cosmopolitanism
last week, in the middle of an all-day management board full of metrics, deficits, claw backs and targets I popped out to talk to 59 fiercely bright teenagers from 59 different countries on a Global Citizenship programme. As the bright … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Life, Work
Tagged Cosmopolitanism, Ethics, Global Citizenship, Human Rights
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Corporate Punishment ii) Absolute Clarity
Absolute clarity is as rare in the workplace as diamonds are in nature. Like diamonds it usually takes too long and requires too much heat and pressure. When difficult choices are in the air the clarion call for ‘absolute clarity’ … Continue reading
Corporate Punishment i) Questions
I’ve decided to begin an irregular series on ‘corporate’ behaviours which one encounters in large organisations. Most of these start with the germ of a good idea from some management book or coach. Some are learnt through imitation and emulation. … Continue reading
Posted in Work
Tagged Achilles, Action, Aristotle, Corporate Behaviours, Courage, Creativity, Hesiod, Work
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The Fridge Door
I read a top neuroscientist’s suggestion last night that our capacity to understand how the human brain works may ultimately be limited by the capacity of our nervous system. This reminds me of a thought I had when studying philosophy … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Work
Tagged Assumptions, Bayesian Brain, Cosmopolitanism, Fear, Probability, Stoic
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The Harp Player
In pursuit of the good life, Aristotle has sent me in a couple of very important directions recently. First the harp. He says that the work of the harp player is to play the harp, and of the good harp … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Ethics
Tagged Happiness, Work, Aristotle, Virtue, Contentment, The Harp, Pleasure, Contemplation, Jefferson, Fatherhood, Fulfillment, Thinking, Friendship, Eudaimonia
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Status
I’ve been really struck in the past couple of weeks by how much some people define status in their lives through work. I was talking to a smart guy I’ve not seen for a couple of years about his mother … Continue reading
Hospital
I went to hospital on Monday to see a consultant to check up on the moles I’ve been worrying about. Here’s what I tapped out on my iPhone as I sat waiting to go in: Hospital It scares the living … Continue reading
Sleep
I was talking to a good friend on Friday about fatigue. One thing you don’t get with small children is any rest. On Saturday we had a day out, buses, boats, trains, ice creams and by the time we got … Continue reading
