Luke McMeeken-Ruscoe

Aroha be Dr Hinemoa Elder

In Aroha, Dr Elder explains ancient Maori whakatauki (proverbs) in relation to her experience of when they have helped her or when she came to better understand their meaning. Two Key Take Away There is a universality around the human experience, we might reference different animals or plants, but our analogies, hopes, dreams, and desiresContinue reading “Aroha be Dr Hinemoa Elder”

Let’s rebrand Managers

To get the best out of our teams we should rebrand managers to what they should really be, Helpers.

Leaderships Skills # 1 – You are not the best.

Leadership is not about being the best at the job. It is about being the best leader and letting your team be great.

Do Less Better

We don’t all have unlimited time and resources so we need to spend time thinking about doing less better.

The Two-Problem Problem

When creating solutions or looking for ways to improve, there are always two things happening simultaneously that you need to address.

Show Your Work by Austin Kleon

Anyone can document and share their knowledge. You don’t have to be an expert to help someone else. Learn, show, grow. Two Key Take Away You just have to start. Everyone has to start somewhere. Share your work, connect with the world, keep learning. Book Notes Chapter 1 – You don’t have to be aContinue reading “Show Your Work by Austin Kleon”

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

When talking with Strangers we need to be aware of defaulting to the truth and understand the amount of coupling in the situation

One Million Followers by Brendan Kane

Social media can unlock millions of potential interactions. Each social media platform has its own pros and cons. To utilize the power of the platforms you must harness what they are each good at.

Just Start

So I am finally bucking up the courage to start my own website/blog/personal expression around business strategy, leadership, high performance and story telling. I grew up with dreams of making the NBA. For a skinny kid from New Zealand this is not a regular dream. I represented New Zealand and basketball and volleyball. I thinkContinue reading “Just Start”