Simon Scullion
The public musings of a collaboration lifeguard
Why write?
02 months ago
by Simon Scullion
in Personal
Following my last entry Balancing the use of our time, and Henry's thoughts building this out Share more, learn more, the following quote provides a timely reminder on the importance of writing for work:
"As soon as you move one step up from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the written or spoken word. And the further away your job is from manual work, the larger the organization of which you are an employee, the more important it will be that you know how to convey your thoughts in writing or speaking. In the very large organization, whether it is the government, the large business corporation, or the Army, this ability to express oneself is perhaps the most important of all the skills a man or woman can possess."
Balancing the use of our time
53 months ago
by Simon Scullion
in Personal
Earlier today I began reading Julien Smith's epic post on getting what we want, and whilst I haven't yet read it all, the following stood out to me:
"the way your time should be spent is largely like a pyramid, with a wide base of learning, with a smaller level of acting on top of it, which is directed by the learning, and then on top of that, an even smaller level of writing about it. If you begin to live your life differently than the pyramid should be built, it becomes unbalanced and topples over."
Life Worth Living
25 months ago
by Simon Scullion
in Personal
This unstable economy and society has shown us that comfort and stability are dead. We need to make our lives worth living. We need to be who we always dreamt of being.
Credit: http://almostbohemian.com/you-are-not-your-junk/
Early reflections on my StrengthsFinder Top 5 Strengths
21 year ago
by Simon Scullion
in Personal
I have been finding an odd moment here and there to delve deeper into what my My Top 5 Strengths mean and what lies behind them.
Each of the 34 StrengthsFinder strength "themes" has a shared description, however the "Strengths Insight and Action-Planning Guide" provides a personalised take on your talents, and some questions to help your awareness.
So here's a little more detail and some of my early reflections on my Top5. It was tough, but I've tried hard to keep to single answers to the questions!
My Top 5 Strengths – StrengthsFinder 2.0
01 year ago
by Simon Scullion
in Links
Photo Credit: Untitled by Brittany G
Thanks to some recent conversations at work, I was pointed towards Tom Rath‘s bestseller StrengthsFinder 2.0, which proposes a focus on our natural talents to identify our true strengths.
My copy turned up last night, and I have just completed the online [...]
Life’s Change Agent
11 year ago
by Simon Scullion
in Enterprise 2.0
This quote (emphasis mine) comes from Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address, and speaks to some core fundamentals of what for me is a big part of “Enterprise 2.0″ or “social business”. It’s the hard part, the change.
No one wants to die, even people who want to go to Heaven don’t want to [...]
Uncertain, Yet Exciting Times
01 year ago
by Simon Scullion
in Enterprise 2.0
Photo Credit: Ironclad HMS Warrior engine crankshaft by Elsie esq.
Friend and colleague @NigelBarron earlier today passed me this post from Don Tapscott of Macrowikinomics fame: Davos: New Realities and Managing New Global Risks – Don Tapscott, which contains this inspirational line:
the [...]