The whole and its parts

The whole & its parts

Month: June 2021

Settling on objectives

One of the fascinating things in life is how many ways we have to describe

The broken record

I used to know someone who used the broken-record-method. Vinyl records had this awkward habit,

Being normal

Originally normal meant “made according to a carpenter’s square”. A later meaning was “according to

Carefrontational

When leaders make decisions. When coaches intervene in a coaching conversation. When parents ask their

The desire for answers

Answers have something soothing. They solve the problem of not knowing. They give a clear

The most forgiving people

In one of her newsletters, Whitney Johnson described a key learning about parenting. It’s as

Beyond change

Whatever situation we encounter, it is a mix of things we can change and things

Productivity

Frederick Winslow Taylor was to be found alongside workers, measuring their work and observing how

Sustainable happiness

The like here, the broad smile there, the short and lovely exchange with a friend.