7 days before the UK’s Brexit referendum I started working with the European Union. My commitment is to peace. Between people this is cultivated and maintained through connection, communication and symbiosis. The same is true for countries. Europe has enjoyed it’s greatest period of prolonged peace since the inception of the EU. Like everything there … Read More
What Purpose is…. Your best bit. Purpose is meaning. What then do we find meaning-full? 8,9,10: If you could measure your life experience on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being “fantastic, great, a rollercoaster, I love life” and 1 being “I’ve got a pulse”. Purpose is always above an 8. It’s inside us: It … Read More
“Time is the most precious commodity I have. It is the only thing I cannot buy” Warren Buffet We spend 41-50% of our lives at work. How much value do we give to our time? How much value do we give to our life? There’s an ancient story about a king who wanted to see … Read More
7 days before the UK’s Brexit referendum I started working with the European Union. My commitment is to peace. Between people this is cultivated and maintained through connection, communication and symbiosis. The same is true for countries. Europe has enjoyed it’s greatest period of prolonged peace since the inception of the EU. Like everything there … Read More
Can beer change the world? It already has. Beer was one of the principle reasons humanity changed from being hunter gatherers to settlers download fonts for microsoft word. Getting enough food to eat was always a challenge. Hunting was hard work and foraging would only bring in so much. One day someone drank the water … Read More
Is it acceptable to spend so much time of life disillusioned? According to HR magazine over 60% of employees are unhappy in their work and job satisfaction in Britain is at an all time low and falling (CIPD). Have you ever heard people respond to the question “do you enjoy your work?” with “it’s a … Read More
have been asking the following questions to middle management and above in organisations, corporations, not-for-profits, government institutions for over 20 years. The results are always the same, regardless of the nationality, social mix, hair colour etc. Me: On average, what percentage of your time would you say you spend in meetings? Standard response: 60-70%. Me: … Read More
I had the privilege to be involved in an extraordinary project which already had a well defined Purpose. A client of mine, another architect, won an international competition to design and build The Maitreya Project garageband free. This was a Buddha the size of the Empire State Building, to be built in India and designed … Read More
THE WAVES OF CHANGE ARE A CONSTANT. LET’S GET GOOD AT IT. What if instead of fearing change, organisations embraced it? The Starlings programme invites organisations to: EMBRACE CHANGE, making change a strategic choice and making learning how to perform organisational change effort faster, better and with fewer resources than competitors a priority as well … Read More
HOW DO WE REGAIN 50% OF OUR WORK LIFE LOST IN INEFFECTIVE AND DULL MEETINGS? Why do we maintain the spirit withering practice that typifies most meetings and practically ALL virtual meetings? Richard Jacobs has been designing training, change programmes and media for 25 years. He has personally trained over 300,000 people, has won numerous … Read More