by IanHatton | Mar 7, 2018 | Connection, Liberty, Life, Listening, Love, Totally-Ian-Blog
I love sound. Birds singing. The wind in the trees. Gentle music. Waves crashing. The crunch of tyres on gravel. The connection I feel when listening to another. For the past few days I have been listening to the sounds caused by the wind. I’m beginning to notice the...
by IanHatton | Jan 31, 2018 | Connection, Courage, Leadership, Life, Listening, Totally-Ian-Blog
Is a virtual leader the opposite of a real leader? Or is virtual leadership about real leadership, in real relationships, with real people, who they really lead and influence? Ian and futurist Charlotte Kemp (http://charlottekemp.co.za) discuss how to lead in an...
by IanHatton | Jan 17, 2018 | Compassion, Connection, Courage, Leadership, Liberty, Life, Listening, Totally-Ian-Blog
Today I appreciate the mirror of others and self. Last night was the first PSA Cape meeting for the year. I realised before I went that I wasn’t really looking forward to it. It’s possibly about my current discomfort with my size. I was about to write:...
by IanHatton | Sep 12, 2017 | Compassion, Connection, Courage, Laughter, Leadership, Liberty, Life, Listening, Love, Totally-Ian-Blog
I appreciate the journey. I have too often rushed to destinations. Especially on holiday. Get there as fast as possible. Stressed. Irritable. Even more in need of a rest. Taking days to unwind. Of course I had heard of people who make the trip part of the vacation. It...
by IanHatton | Mar 24, 2017 | Compassion, Connection, Courage, Leadership, Liberty, Life, Totally-Ian-Blog
I wrote this as a guest blog for my dear friend and thinking partner Giles Lascelle of Transformation Journey. It is a story of my path to resilience for a workshop we are running together in the UK in May 2017. Hi, I’m Ian and I’m a failure. I have failed...
by IanHatton | Feb 20, 2017 | Compassion, Connection, Courage, Leadership, Listening, Totally-Ian-Blog
Maybe rock bands are simply teams. The best are high performing teams. I believe Fleetwood Mac is a great example. (Part 1 can be found here: http://www.totally-ian.com/team-lessons-listening-fleetwood-mac-part-1) Team lesson five – experiment Not everything is...