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#378. Dad, what are the signs of low self-awareness?

November 1, 2020 Dad 0

Never admitting mistakes, criticizing others and being vague about your feelings.

#367. Dad, is 2020 the new normal?

October 15, 2020 Dad 0

I don’t like the term “new normal. I prefer to see it as an opportunity to change, reimagine and create.

#366. Dad, what is intellectual humility?

October 13, 2020 Dad 0

The art of questioning your own biases, beliefs and experiences. 

#360. Dad, how can I be humble when I am in a conversation?

June 16, 2020 Dad 0

Being humble is not being afraid to be naive. Allow the other person to teach you something new.

#357. Dad, what does it mean to be connected?

June 3, 2020 Dad 0

MLK explained it best: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

#352. Dad, what should our priorities be during a pandemic?

May 15, 2020 Dad 0

Our priorities should be our sanity, survival and safety of our loved ones

#346. Dad, what is the difference between delusional optimism and realistic optimism?

May 1, 2020 Dad 0

Pretending everything is fine is not the same as knowing you’re going to be OK.

#342. Dad, can anger be useful?

April 23, 2020 Dad 0

Anger can be useful when it is used to defend the innocent.

#340. Dad, how do you know if somebody has low EQ?

April 21, 2020 Dad 0

They blame others for their problems.

#335. Dad, how can I find consistency?

April 13, 2020 Dad 0

Find consistency by focusing on what you can control and influence each day.

#334. Dad, I don’t know what the truth is anymore?

April 12, 2020 Dad 0

Too much information can lead to the truth being sacrificed. However, the truth does not cease to exist when it is forgotten.

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#303. Dad, what is Nunchi?

December 9, 2019 Dad 0

Nunchi is the art of picking up on the mood of any person or environment very quickly.

#285. Dad, tell me about Remembrance Day

November 12, 2019 Dad 0

Remembrance day is a day to reflect and show gratitude to all those who served to protect us.

#280. Dad, what is specificity?

November 7, 2019 Dad 0

Specificity is the ability to be specific about what you want, what you say and what you do. This forces clarity.

#270. Dad, who should I have as a mentor?

October 27, 2019 Dad 0

Somebody you can trust, has high integrity and has reliable judgement.

#249. Dad, who was Hugh Masakela?

October 6, 2019 Dad 0

He was a trumpeter, anti-apartheid activist and considered the “father of South African jazz”

#247. Dad, what is an askhole?

October 3, 2019 Dad 0

Someone who asks too many stupid, pointless or obnoxious questions.

#239. Dad, you speak about “Quiet Leadership”.

August 27, 2019 Dad 0

Quiet leaders don’t raise their voices. They listen more than they speak.

#219. Dad, what is empathetic leadership?

August 7, 2019 Dad 0

All successful leaders lead with empathy. Empathy drives purpose and purpose drives results.

#213. Dad, tell me about silence

August 1, 2019 Dad 0

Silence helps us to eliminate distractions from our daily life.

#194. Dad, I’m not sure if I did my best today.

July 13, 2019 Dad 0

Don’t strive to be perfect. Ensure you bring genuine effort into everything you do.

#191. Dad, how should I teach?

July 10, 2019 Dad 0

Empathy, understanding and positive encouragement are the foundations from which to teach people.

#186. Dad, what do you learn by watching sport?

July 5, 2019 Dad 0

Sport helps me to understand leadership, resilience, passion and instinct.

#167. Dad, I try to learn as much as I can from others.

June 16, 2019 Dad 0

It is just as important to learn what not to do from others as much as what to do.

#158. Dad, what is attention management?

June 7, 2019 Dad 0

Attention management is the practice of controlling distractions, being present in the moment and maximizing focus.

#152. What is ethical leadership?

May 31, 2019 Dad 0

Ethical leadership means leading by example, and doing the “right thing”. There is no other kind of leadership.

#126. Dad, tell me about Roy Halladay.

May 5, 2019 Dad 0

Roy “Doc” Halladay was an incredible and generous human being. He also happened to be a phenomenal baseball superstar.

#117. Which is best, the carrot or the stick?

April 27, 2019 Dad 0

Neither. Motivate people by sharing context about the work they are doing. People are motivated when their work has relevance.

#107. Dad, why do we have to keep learning?

April 17, 2019 Dad 0

Socrates believed he knew nothing and kept learning and discovering. We also know nothing. So, we have to keep learning.

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#106. Dad, how do I move forward?

April 16, 2019 Dad 0

Focus on the excitement of discovery, improvement and experimentation.

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#104. Dad, why should I be humble about my knowledge?

April 14, 2019 Dad 0

When you are humble about your knowledge, you realize that the more you have learned the more remains to be learned.

#62. Dad, why should I not keep up with the Joneses?

March 3, 2019 Dad 0

If you are emulating what someone else does or has, you aren’t taking your own values and goals into account.

#51. Dad, what is the difference between thinking and doing?

February 20, 2019 Dad 0

Thinking is relatively valueless unless it leads to doing. You can daydream about your goals, but until you start working on them, they won’t become […]

#27. Dad, I don’t have job security.

January 27, 2019 Dad 0

Become an expert and nobody will want to see you leave.

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