“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.” ― Confucius For the purpose of this Thursday Thought, I use the word “Rank” as follows:…
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Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.
Tana Umaga and Brian O’Driscoll perform a Māori Hongi “You learn a lot from the scars that you get. If you think it was a nick, you can get complacent and see it as just an…
Ireland Rugby, All Blacks, Breaking Barriers and Lessons for Business
AlphaCoders Ireland just beat the best team in the world, the New Zealand All Blacks for the second time in 113 years, this was their first victory on Irish soil. What has changed? The Roger…
Is the Game worth the Candle? In Sport? In Business? In Life?
WallDevil “Le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle “ – Michel de Montaigne The expression “the game is not worth the candle” began as a translation of a term used by French essayist Michel de…
Why Sports People Struggle with Retirement
https://shirt.woot.com/ Like all athletes and all entrepreneurs, I spent a large portion of my life on drugs. Imagine you spent years pumped up on a cocktail of feel-good drugs. You got a hit of at…
Innovation lessons from The All Blacks — Ahead of the (S) Curve
This post explains innovation while looking at the All Blacks Rugby Team, it covers GroupThink, Culture, Strategy, Innovation and Leadership. Stay with me on the S curve stuff, it will all come together at the…
Running to Bust or Mind Conditioning
Vinoth Chandar on Flickr Have you ever noticed a huge elephant outside a circus tent tied by only a rope to a very small stake in the ground? Have you ever thought if that elephant just…
The All Blacks Digital Strategy: or X’s, Y’s & C & S >1’s & 0’s & S
Where X’s, Y’s are people, 1’s & 0’s is technology, C is Culture, S is Strategy For years, I mean 8 years, I have been asked: “What makes a great Digital strategy?”, what is a…