Philosophy – Luke McMeeken-Ruscoe

Loud Nothings: Focus On The Spectacle Rather Than Substance Hurts Everyone

Being loud and a good speaker doesn’t make a person right.

Being quiet and unsure of how to express themselves doesn’t make a person wrong.

Beware the flash with no bang.

Hard numbers create powerful images which emotionally resonate with us more than stats.

Be careful how numbers are presented and what you are trying to say.

Or what someone else is trying to get you to think.

Your gut could be wrong, and its terrible at maths.

There is a difference in small vs large samples.

We trick ourselves that unconnected events “should:” happen because it feels like they should.

Tradition tells you what we have valued, not what is valuable.

Other peoples decisions shouldn’t be ignored, but they should be understood.

Something being old doesn’t make it good. Something being different doesn’t mean it’s bad, it’s the ability to discern value that is important.

In a time of constant motion, taking a moment to pause and think can be judged as indulgent.

Taking time to think should be a prerequisite to leadership, not a challenge to it.

Do the right thing is better than doing more things.

We see everyone as competition but in life we are running our own race.

If we trip and fall, we feel like everyone is running away from us.

Get up.

Falling isn’t failing, staying down is.

Values are something that should cost you.

You make the choice to do the right thing rather than the easy thing.

Setting high standards is easy, living up to them is the challenge.

Don’t confuse plans with action.

Just made a plan & something unexpected popped up?

Don’t ditch it entirely! Flexibility is key. Great plans are springboards, not shackles.

Planning is the roadmap, execution is the journey.

The world is overflowing with information.

What is important is not getting answers but asking the right questions.

Insight doesn’t come from knowing the answer, it comes from learning something new.

Leaders, disrupt your own thinking.

Confirmation bias can blind leaders to new opportunities.

Effective leaders actively seek evidence that challenges their views to widen their understanding.