Leadership & Management

When Circumstances Stop Helping

When I look through someone’s CV, I find myself looking for the difficult parts. The good schools and universities are impressive. So are the blue-chip employers, senior positions and steadily increasing responsibilities. But I am usually more interested in something else. What happened when things became difficult? What did you do when you did not […]

You Cannot Play the Outcome

Roger Federer once shared that over his career, he won almost 80% of the matches he played. But of all the individual points he played, he won only 54%! Think about that. One of the greatest tennis players of all time lost almost every second point he played. I play a fair amount of tennis, […]