Mindfulness, Compassion, and Hope: A Leader’s Strategic Assets
14 October 2025
Geof continued his exploration of Boyatzis Intentional Change Model, reading Resonant Leadership by Richard Boyatzis and Annie Mckee.
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Listening for the Unspoken
3 February 2026
We spend a surprising amount of our lives guessing what other people really think, often getting it wrong. Geof has been reading Jeff Wetzler’s Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life which suggests when we practice curiosity, we create better conversations.
Building Community Through Conversation
26 May 2026
Geof read Peter Block’s Community: The Structure of Belonging and came away with a deeper appreciation for how transformation happens, not through big plans or distant authority, but through the conversations that create belonging, accountability, and shared possibilities.
Dicey Decisions
18 August 2026
Geof has been reading Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke, a practical guide to better decision making when the future is uncertain and outcomes are shaped by both skill and luck.
An Argument for Free Will
15 September 2026
This week Geof watched (and read the transcript for) George Ellis’ video: Free will is real: Why science cannot ignore human agency arguing that free will is not an illusion but a real feature of living systems. Drawing on Ellis’ talk for the Institute of Art and Ideas, Geof focuses on three themes he found especially compelling: agency, predictive perception, and the role of high-level conscious choice.
