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This page contains many articles I've written over the years in pursuit of learning, reflection, and personal development.

Themes include productivity, wellbeing, teaching, defusing bullying, culture, heritage, facilitation & more.

You will find that some of these posts are originally published on LinkedIn.

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Apr 11 min read

“Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”

[#quoteoftheday] “Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.” - Malcolm X I am back in Dubai this week - I didn’t post my usual...

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Apr 11 min read

“Force does not work the way its advocates think it does.”

[#quoteoftheday] Here’s the full quote, in which Baldwin explains why this is the case: “Force does not work the way its advocates think...

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Mar 301 min read

“The grass is greener where you water it.”

“The grass is not greener somewhere else. The grass is greener where you water it.” - Unknown. Grass doesn’t grow very fast and it all...

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Mar 281 min read

“You're allowed to be tired, but you're not allowed to be done.”

[#quoteoftheday💬] “You're allowed to be tired, but you're not allowed to be done.” – Mohammed Alanzi, from yesterday's post about...

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Mar 251 min read

“A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.”

[#quoteoftheday💬] “A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.” 💭#thinkwithme: I also think a well trained...

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Mar 251 min read

“There are no little things.”

[#quoteoftheday💬] “Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no...

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Mar 241 min read

“Trust is the most powerful tool that a leader or organisation can have.”

[#quoteoftheday💬] “Trust is the most powerful tool that a leader or organization can have, and that trust is directly proportional to...

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May 11, 20231 min read

Making Every Day Count

[#quoteoftheday💬] "Don't count the days. Make the days count." - Muhammed Ali. 🥊 A little (big?) #mondaymotivation for all of us, with...

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