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On Strategy, Mission and Purpose (Ithaca — in Greek Mythology the island home of Odysseus).As you set out for IthacaHope your road is a long oneFull of adventure, full of discovery.Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt —Don’t be afraid of themYou’ll not find those on your wayAs long as you keep your thoughts raised highAs long as a rare excitementStirs your spirit and your bodyFear, Uncertainty and Doubt — you’ll not encounter themUnless you bring them along inside your soulUnless your soul puts them in front of youHope your road is a long oneMay there be many summer mornings when,with what pleasure, what joy,you enter harbours you’re seeing for the first time;may you stop at many trading stationsto buy fine things,and may you visit many citiesto learn and go on learning from their scholars.Keep Ithaca always in your mind.Arriving there is not the goalSo don’t hurry the journey at all.Better if it lasts for years,so you’re wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way,not expecting Ithaca to make you rich.Ithaca gave you the marvellous journey.Without her you wouldn’t have set out.Source: Excerpted and (shamelessly) adapted from: C. P. Cavafy, “The City” from C.P. Cavafy: Collected Poems. Translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard. Translation Copyright © 1975, 1992 by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard.On Strategy, Mission and Purpose (Ithaca — in Greek Mythology the island home of Odysseus). was originally published in On Being Agile on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Google reportedly issued a “code red” to emphasize the existential threat that ChatGPT (together with Microsoft) may form for their core business of search .

You could argue that striving for great leadership responsibility is a neurotic deviation from the norm…and indeed, some of the time it is: There are enough nutcases in leadership positions, seemingly especially so on the global stage at the moment.

A high intelligence quotient (IQ) is not a guarantee for success in life or business — OK nothing new here. Leaders must also have a high emotional quotient (EQ).

Western intelligence on Putin’s plans has been on point so far.

You’re on mute…sorry — lost connection…wifi is not good today…I can’t hear you…can you hear me? can you see my screen?… your camera is off…I’m hearing an echo…

It’s accepted wisdom that Why is a powerful driving force. We’d rather do things for a reason and not because we are told to do them.

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness…A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.”William Hutchison Murray, Mountaineer and writerPerhaps it’s the last straw of frustration. Perhaps it’s somebody giving you that final feeling of confidence to go for it. Perhaps it’s a sudden intuitive realisation that you can achieve something you’ve dreamed of.For any change there is a tipping point; a point where we say, “Yes, we are going do this thing.”We are sometimes aware of the tipping point in real-time, but often only when looking back with the benefit of hindsight.The tipping point is the moment when commitment can happen in an instant. It happens when your heart and mind, your beliefs, emotions and intellect, are aligned behind a new path.It’s in that focal moment that magical things start to happen.When we start to move in a direction with passion, purpose and commitment then opportunities appear upon our path. Our road rises to meet us. The opportunities may have always been there, but they go unnoticed until we become open to them.In Indian pranic teaching they say we radiate our intent through our energy aura and the universe comes to meet us to help us on our way. Perhaps a little too numinous…but if you don’t move, the universe ain’t going to do it for you.That’s what I think…what do you think?If you’d like to join the conversation please share via the clapping-hands button below.Also at:amazon.com | amazon.co.uk | bol.com | blog#mindoftheorg #OnBeingAgileMotivation…Beyond The Tipping Point was originally published in On Being Agile on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

“Office politics sucks.” Most would probably agree with this statement.

Richard Branson wrote a quick-read book entitled Screw it let’s do it — about taking risks, believing in what you’re doing and loving what you do.The title speaks to his risk-taking entrepreneurial attitude.And…when Branson started Virgin Atlantic, he ring-fenced it not to take down his music business in the event of financial failure.I read a post recently that claimed having a Plan B was to admit failure in advance. Nonsense. Not having a Plan B is a sign of hubris, arrogance or over-confidence.Feel the fear and do it anyway (to borrow from Susan Jeffers)…but have a Plan B too.Fear isn’t telling you the truth; it is merely convincing you of it. Deepak ChopraThat’s what I think…what do you think?If you’d like to join the conversation please share via the clapping-hands button below. Also at:amazon.com | amazon.co.uk | bol.com | blog#mindoftheorg #OnBeingAgileScrew it…let’s do it was originally published in On Being Agile on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Get up early, work hard, strike oil.That was J.P Getty’s formula for success. (Whether he was successful, apart from being extremely rich, may be a moot point.)The first two may be relatively easy (get up early and work hard) and the third (strike oil) a matter of luck — or maybe not?Actually I think Getty got it the wrong way around — at least in a modern, post-millennium, generation-y world.Millennials need to strike oil first. The rest will follow.By striking oil I don’t mean drilling a hole in the ground and hoping that the dark stuff sprays out the top of a tower. Nor do I mean being a billionaire before the age of 30 — although having some money helps.Striking oil is about finding something you love doing; it’s about happening upon a great employer; or being your own employer; having a good boss; friendly colleagues; being in an interesting industry; having great clients; doing challenging work; being part of a team; contributing…making the world a better place.Strike oil first — it makes getting up early and working hard a lot easier.That’s what I think…what do you think?If you’d like to join the conversation please share via the clapping-hands button below.Also at:amazon.com | amazon.co.uk | bol.com | blog | website | twitter#mindoftheorgOn being a Successful Millennial was originally published in On Being Agile on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Let’s say there are four types of ‘mistake’ (but I may be mistaken):