Tuesday you have Spanish

October 21, 2013

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We are racing, in a race, all of us. We first thought it was about getting good grades at school, then at university, then it was getting promoted, then married, and then a house. If at this point you have not decided to get out of the race, you will then turn the race to […]

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Working with your hands

March 6, 2012

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It was June 17th and I went to the work site, also known as my home, and I told the lead builder: ‘I have good news and bad news’ I said ‘What is the bad news’ he said, being a good Irish man ‘I will be working here come Monday’ I said, with a wry […]

Posted in: Leadership, Life

A better version of Coke, or no Coke at all?

November 18, 2011

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Since the start of this conversation, this (the title) has probably been the most interesting question for me. Is it enough for us to just have a better version of Coke, the less environmentally damaging one, or do we need to evolve to a future where Coke does not exist anymore? I am picking on Coke […]

Posted in: Business, Social, Strategy

Advantages to creating a social business

September 14, 2011

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Starting a new business is difficult and that is no different for a social business or social enterprise. However, within the difficulty lies a silver lining of advantages for the social entrepreneur, which can come through better operating costs, labour, and marketing. Socialbusiness.org is one of the leading online publications following social businesses around the […]

Posted in: Social, Strategy

Why this debate matters

April 22, 2011

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When ever I think about problems like these, I am reminded of my friend the boiling frog. The theory with the frog is that it cannot sense gradual increases in temperature, and thus if you place it in water and slowly turn up the heat, it will not jump out. This is due to the […]

Posted in: Life, Social

Distinguished competencies

February 12, 2011

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I came across a recent video of a talk by Daniel Goleman , and found it fascinating. It starts off with a really interesting insight on the correlation of IQ and EQ, they are not correlated! He goes further to suggest that the majority of companies tend to screen a lot on IQ, meaning everyone […]

Posted in: Business, Leadership

Possibility thinking

January 27, 2011

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“If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” – Gandhi Language is very powerful, listen to someone like Wade Davis and he will tell you it could be the most powerful part of being […]

Posted in: Business, Leadership

Feeling a bit overwhelmed?

January 3, 2011

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Have you come back to a long list of things to do in the next few weeks? Saw this article today, thought I would share, here are the key highlights: Make a list. Write down everything you need to do on a piece of paper. Do the quick hits. Take 15 minutes, no more, to […]

Posted in: Business, Leadership

Not the hours you work, it is the work in your hours

October 8, 2010

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Working smarter and not harder is a passion of mine ever since I did my EMBA. I spend a lot of time thinking about all the ways that I can increase my productivity to allow me to spend the most time on the most important parts of my career and life. I strongly believe that […]

Posted in: Life, Strategy

Moving over from my old site

September 2, 2010

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My old site has some of my original posts, I am going to move them over to this site, the dates and times will change, not much i can do about that… http://stephenjking.blogspot.com/

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