“We only use about ten per cent of our brains.” You have probably heard someone make that assertion at some time. �Maybe you have even made it yourself. It’s rubbish. �FMRI and other imaging shows that all parts of our brain have uses.� I suppose that some folk do only use a small proportion of […]
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 am enjoying the latest book by John Brockman – editor of The Edge�(which was referred to by The Observer as “the world’s smartest website”. �The book, “This will make you smarter” is a collation of essays by 165 of the finest thinkers and scientists, in response to a single question: “What scientific concept would […]
SMART Goals are everywhere. Every organisation has its own framework – mostly familiar; occasionally innovative. Trainers and speakers (like me) get competitive. I only had to hear that one trainer offered SMARTER Goals to be off and running. In my book Brilliant Time Management, I put forward the acme: SMARTEST Goals. ‘Beat that!’ I thought. Specific Meaningful […]
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� […]
Smart to Wise can now offer you a set of powerful cognitive enhancers with no adverse side effects. Controversy is only just beginning to bite, around the ethics and safety of cognitive enhancement drugs like Modafinil � see for example this BBC report.� We can be sure that society will increasingly debate the ethics over […]
By any measure � not least, by popular acclaim � Steve Jobs was a remarkable man. He was clearly very smart, and his achievements were prodigious. In summary, he: Co-founded Apple Computers Inc (with Steve Wozniak) Built computer company NeXT Created Pixar (home of Buzz Lightyear and Woody, Sully and Mike, Nemo and Wall-E) � […]
As we develop ourselves and grow our lives and careers, wisdom reminds us that we need to maintain balance between different aspects of our lives, whilst making choices about where to focus at different stages in our growth.
Nearly four years on from the start of the financial crisis, times are still tough. Businesses are struggling and so are many families. Everybody is trying to be smart about the way they deliver services, win work, create sales, and manage the finances or family budget. And these are just the surface level problems that […]
Where does wisdom come from? My answer to this is that wisdom is the compound of great understanding of the world, and applying that knowledge well. So a keystone process in acquiring wisdom is learning. We learn when we connect two different pieces of information together: perhaps when we find you something new and can […]
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.”
Nearly four years on from the start of the financial crisis, times are still tough.� Businesses are struggling and so are many families.� Everybody is trying to be smart about the way they deliver services, win work, create sales, and manage the finances or family budget.� And these are just the surface level problems that […]
First there was IQ, or Intelligence Quotient. It is a controversial topic, because measuring intelligence is as complex as intelligence itself. Intelligence measurement is responsible for many intellectual injustices over the years, so we will leave that topic and move on swiftly.
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