About The Blogger
Internet engineer, turned business exec and developing psychologist Benjamin Ellis is passionate about technology that solves human problems, and humans that solve technology problems. Benjamin blogs about productivity, communication and technology in the context of business.
Understanding the reality of the situation – Part II
(Continued from Part I) Where were we? Ah, yes! Understanding the reality of the situation. There are so many different challenges raised by this, I feel that I am only at the beginning. However, just one more post, then back to thoughts around to do lists, with some exciting breakthroughs on ThinkingRock. I think the [...]
3 Things not to forget in a presentation
There was a post on the Instigator Blog: 5 Phrases You Never Want To Hear In A Presentation, which was picked up over on lifehack.org as What Not To Say in a Presentation. As opposed to things not to say, how about three critical things that you absolutely must not do: Forget your audience. This [...]
Understanding the reality of the situation – Part I
Many transformational leaders talk about the importance of understanding the reality of the situation, from CEOs to life coaches. It is a foundational leadership skill, but not an easy one to acquire. A solid understanding of the mechanics of situational information is an essential tool for working out what needs doing and doing it, especially [...]
Being organised – the wiki way
I have been playing with an exciting new tool today – the bLADE wiki. In the last few years Wikis have been revolutionizing knowledge management for me, but I hadn’t been able to find a wiki for PocketPC with the ability to synchronise with the desktop, until now. A big thank you to aedjp for [...]
Don’t judge a book by the cover – Jesus, Life Coach
I enjoyed reading Jesus CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership, which lead me to get Jesus, Life Coach: Learn from the Best by Laurie Beth Jones. I was somewhat disappointed, as the user surveys say. Perhaps my challenge was around the expectations I had, but I did get some useful thoughts out of it. [...]
Overwhelmed by the to do list? Get back on track and stay on track
I have to confess that I am a bit of a recovering to do list addict. I’m not sure which bit of me is, but I do know that I used to have a to do list with hundreds of items on it. I almost had a sense of pride in the length of my [...]
What does success look like? Start with the end.
Often the simplest things can be the most transformational; you can get hold of them and implement them. Here is a swift way to deal with procrastination, division and overload in one go. It starts with a question… “What does success look like?” I worked for a leader who started every activity with this question. [...]
