In a week that saw a spectacular groupthink disaster from people who should have known better, this week’s Takumi X blog looks at the power of the tribe. #people #powerful #groupthink #leadership #tribe #culture takumix.org/tribe-1-groupt…

Lacking the confidence to stand and speak can be an undermining feeling that holds back careers. Learn to love the microphone in this week’s Takumi X blog. It’s a learned skill, not a gift you didn’t get. takumix.org/public-speakin… #publicspeaking #confidence

To see the emerging future we need to understand what has gone before and decide if the road we are on is leading us to places we want to go. Past, present and future on the Takumi X blog #leadership #future #leaders #culture #transformation #theoryu takumix.org/the-emerging-f…

"Planning and preparation are useful until they become a form of procrastination. Is this task enhancing my actions or substituting for them?" –James Clear

Good governance can make a school and bad governance can break it. What values and behaviours does your Board model? This week’s Takumi X inquiry. takumix.org/good-governanc…

Good pain, bad pain and why the plank sucks on this week’s Takumi X blog. #Leadership #Pilates #goodpain #integrity #growth takumix.org/good-pain-and-…

Nothing works off the shelf when imported into a new context. Following feeds looking for answers is less important than becoming a people focused problem solver. Tupperware wars on this week’s Takumi X blog takumix.org/solution-focus…

No one ever taught me how to use my ischial tuberosity properly - and that’s not all. Find out more in the latest Takumi X blog #coaching #Leadership #listening #questions #takumix takumix.org/no-one-ever-ta…

Wasted time is a crime for some people and an art form for others. The truth about time and the best free lunch in the universe in this week’s Takumi X blog. #Time #mindfulness #busydoingnothing takumix.org/wasted-days/

Quitting is something we all talk about a lot more than we actually do. How can you be sure you are making the right decision? Some coaching questions to help on this week’s Takumi X blog. #coaching #decisions #quitting #career takumix.org/i-quit/

The great lie of progress explored in this week’s Takumi X blog. Buckle in for science vs faith, entropy vs evolution and a chunk of Big History. Seriously, this is important. takumix.org/progress-the-g…

It is NOT Ronaldo United. Today the first 9 photos on the website are all of him. How can a club this big be so badly managed? In 1967 I started following a great football team. Now it’s more circus meets fashion house. Disgusted.

Can you influence without positional authority? Do you lead upwards as well as downwards? What do the whispering trees say about you? This week’s Takumi X blog tells all. #leadership #Influencer #360leader #whisperingtrees takumix.org/the-360-leader…

Can you add to these 16 ways of saying goodbye using ‘see you…’? Cultural reintegration, roundabout kryptonite and fat pigeons on their week’s Takumi X blog #culturalintelligence #idioms #leadership #culturalawareness #communicationskills takumix.org/see-you-around…

What is your compliance quotient? Is a high inclination to comply exposing you to bullying behaviours at work? How to fight back against a bullying boss and why you should on this week’s Takumi X blog. #bullying #bullyboss #culture #selfrespect takumix.org/beating-the-bu…

Journey down to swim with the lexicon fish but never forget to count yourself in along the way. What will you make of your today decisions 10 years from now? Take a chance on you in this week’s Takumi X blog. #takeachance #countmein #courage #noregrets takumix.org/count-yourself…

As part of the launch of Solutions@ grahamsilverthorne.com I’m delighted to introduce Friends with Solutions - meet six people who live in my personal and professional village. They’d love to meet you too. #friends #Solutions #leadership #coaching grahamsilverthorne.com/introducing-fr…

Flying rocks, broken glasses and questions about asking questions in this week’s Solutions@ blog. How well do you conduct an interview process? #interviewing #values #marketing grahamsilverthorne.com/running-interv…

We weren’t born burdened down by responsibility. The children that we were are still there within us. We learned how to grow up - now we need to learn how to find our way home. Who wants to play? grahamsilverthorne.com/how-to-find-a-…

Leadership and life are the same thing - the secrets of Proteus in this months Solutions@ blog… grahamsilverthorne.com/this-protean-l…