philosophy

 

I know it’s a bit of a grand word for this bit, but I couldn’t think of a shorter way of saying ‘here are some things that I care about and have learnt about that may be of interest to you’.

Learnings Book

 

When I was Chairman of The Nest and things were growing so fast, I wrote down the things that I felt were important in order that new people joining our team could get a flavour of what we believed in. I called these things ‘Learnings’ and decided to make them into a little book to share with people outside the business that were interested.

 

The book has short sections on a variety of different things; everything from the importance of saying thank you and knowing when to let go…

 

…to the benefits of asking for honest feedback and how to cope when you feel you can’t.

So if you’re interested, do have a look at the various different bits.

The main site is at www.learningsbook.com

In addition to the book, here are a few other things that might be worth knowing about how I think.

 

Communication

 

There is so much that is written about communication, sometimes though, the most simple and important aspects are forgotten about.

 

Far too often the communication that we see around us on a day-to-day basis ignores the need to communicate on a real and human level.

 

By that I mean so much of what is about seems to have created a language, that is so caught up in itself, that it has lost touch with what it is trying to do in the first place.

I believe that the best way to communicate with someone about something is by helping him or her to feel it. For me, feelings are definitely the purest form of communication.

 

Although words can help us understand something, it’s experience that allows us to know it. By communicating through experience, we can touch someone on a much deeper level.

 

If your communication does indeed help someone towards experiencing a feeling, you have gone a long way towards helping him or her understand it.

 

So I am a strong advocate for making emotional connections with people and use a variety of different ways of making this happen.