Conduct

This is the first in a series of eBooks building on Smart to Wise. �Each will fill out an area of wisdom that there was insufficient space to address in the book. In this short, 5,000 word pdf format e-Book, I define what I mean by “emotional wisdom” and how it relates to the more […]

Smart to Wise was my hardest book to write, so far. And this includes the new book I have just sent to my publisher, Pearson, which is by far the most complex of my ten books to date.

I was recently invited to do an interview with Rob Brown at The Global Networking Council (GNC), for his “Networking Giants” online radio show.   In a wide-ranging 23 minute interview, Rob and I talk about: The�definition of wisdom�and why it’s not just being smart. Why�being smart�is not good enough in today’s world of business. […]

A recent short paper in McKinsey Quarterly caught my eye.� It puts some financial data to something for which evidence has been growing over many years: the value of diversity. The old saying �there�s no �I� in team� is both wise and foolish at the same time

Developing wisdom is not an easy or a quick process.� It takes stamina and commitment.� So one simple and powerful support to the process is to set up a routine and practice it until it becomes habit.� A little improvement may seem imperceptible, but a little improvement upon a little improvement, upon a little improvement� […]

Are we the smartest creatures on Earth? A simple and common analysis would have it that we are, yes.� For example, we:

There is a lovely Zen story which illustrates well how the “smart” mind needs to prepare itself to move from smart to wise. I have made a short (54 second) video:

Battle-lines are sometimes drawn over the definition of �coaching� in the context of personal or career development.� But a useful definition has always seemed pretty simple to me: “coaching is a process for helping people to help themselves.”