Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 17 Member-only Taking a creative seasonal break With the holiday season upon us, The Churning, Inner Leadership is taking a short creative break. We will return in January. Conscious Leadership 1 min read Conscious Leadership 1 min read Taking a creative seasonal break -- --
Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 16 Member-only Measuring how antifragile you are Measurement is an important part of all our lives, both for defining our objectives and evaluating our progress towards them. Antifragility might be more difficult to measure than some other things but measuring it still matters — after all, you need to know where your current strengths and weaknesses are… Conscious Leadership 2 min read Conscious Leadership 2 min read
Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 15 Member-only Overcoming fear Even when we know how to find the ten types of opportunity that exist in any situation, there are still three main reasons why we sometimes get stuck. The first is overthinking. The second is not knowing who we want to become. … Conscious Leadership 3 min read Conscious Leadership 3 min read
Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 14 Member-only The power of saying “Thank you” (Tom Peters) When so much around us is changing so fast, it becomes more important than ever to be able to spot the opportunities in a situation. One very powerful and ridiculously easy way of doing this is to get into the habit of saying “Thank you.” In this short video Tom… Conscious Leadership 2 min read Conscious Leadership 2 min read
Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 13 Member-only You should read this, you really should… Many years ago, a man and his son set off with their donkey to walk to market. On the way they passed through several villages. In the first village the people laughed at them. “You are so stupid”, they said, “one of you should ride the donkey.” … Conscious Leadership 2 min read Conscious Leadership 2 min read
Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 12 Member-only Living in the pasture Lao Tzu said: “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” We cannot change the past. And in this time of churning and change we certainly cannot… Conscious Leadership 2 min read Conscious Leadership 2 min read
Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 11 Member-only Seven steps to antifragility and inspirational leadership Becoming ‘antifragile’ is about more than just surviving change — it’s about using change to become stronger. This doesn’t happen overnight. And it involves becoming better at two key things: becoming clearer about what matters most to you and becoming better at putting that into practice. Of course, the clearer… Conscious Leadership 3 min read Conscious Leadership 3 min read
Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 10 Member-only Not knowing who you want to become This time of change is bringing us opportunities as well as problems. But even when we know how to find those opportunities, the uncertainty of a changing world means that we can still feel unsure about how to move forward. There are three main reasons why this happens. The second… Conscious Leadership 2 min read Conscious Leadership 2 min read
Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 9 Member-only A leader is a dealer in hope Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was born into a relatively modest family on a provincial island far from the centres of power. But despite these inauspicious beginnings, he somehow managed to become one of the greatest political and military leaders of all time. The philosophy of leadership that enabled him achieve so… Conscious Leadership 1 min read Conscious Leadership 1 min read
Published inFinn Jackson ·Dec 8 Member-only Overcoming overthinking and analysis paralysis In a time of change, difficulties are bound to arise. Psychologically and emotionally, there are then three main reasons why we might find it difficult to move forward. The first of these is overthinking or analysis-paralysis. Overthinking paralyses us with endlessly flipping back and forth between the alternatives, wondering which… Conscious Leadership 3 min read Conscious Leadership 3 min read