A meditation on legacy — what it truly is, what it is not, and how we might begin to live toward something that outlasts us.
Organisational & Social Transformation
Steve Jobs – The Lost Interview
( Recommended by Scott C)
FILL YOUR FIVE BUCKETS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
THE FIVE BUCKETS
1. What you know (your knowledge)
2. What you can do (your skills)
3. Who you know (your network)
4. What you have (your resources)
5. What the world thinks of you (your reputation)
These five buckets are interconnected – filling one helps to fill another – and they are generally filled in order from left to right. We usually start our professional life acquiring knowledge (school, university, etc.), and when this knowledge is applied, we call it a skill. When you have knowledge and skills you become professionally valuable to others and your network grows. Consequently, when you have knowledge, skills and a network, your access to resources expands, and once you have knowledge, skills, a valuable network and resources, you will undoubtedly earn a reputation.
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Book of the Month – August 2025 : Humankind by Rutger Bregman
The “lively” (The New Yorker), “convincing” (Forbes), and “riveting pick-me-up we all need right now” (People) that proves humanity thrives in a crisis and that our innate kindness and cooperation have been the greatest factors in our long-term success as a species.
If there is one belief that has united the left and the right, psychologists and philosophers, ancient thinkers and modern ones, it is the tacit assumption that humans are bad. It’s a notion that drives newspaper headlines and guides the laws that shape our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Pinker, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we’re taught, are by nature selfish and governed primarily by self-interest.
But what if it isn’t true? International bestseller Rutger Bregman provides new perspective on the past 200,000 years of human history, setting out to prove that we are hardwired for kindness, geared toward cooperation rather than competition, and more inclined to trust rather than distrust one another. In fact this instinct has a firm evolutionary basis going back to the beginning of Homo sapiens.
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The Cure for Loneliness with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and Simon Senek
Look to the Future with Optimism
Here’s how you, as a leader, can help make your company future-
ready:
- Be decisive and unsentimental about your corporate
portfolio. Too often, leaders keep businesses for historical or
sentimental reasons. To build a successful future, your focus
can’t be on the past. - Be experimental and ambitious, pushing for
breakthrough innovation, rethinking global supply chains,
improving sustainability, and integrating technology. AI and
other advancements must be central, but it’s the mindset
here that matters—expansive thinking and a readiness for
change. - Be prudent with capital and liquidity requirements.
Evaluate your company’s funding needs and run risk models
continuously. Ensure there’s a financial cushion for any
bumps in the road so you can shape—rather than be a victim
of—future events. - Be patient as you build teams and manage talent. Your top
priority is recruiting, developing, and retaining strong
people. Every business is a people’s business, so the quality
of your team is the difference between top performance and
mediocrity. - Be persistent, ready to take on the obstacles to come. It’s
the only way you can achieve any of the four points above.
Hans-Paul Bürkner
Managing Director & Global Chair Emeritus
Boston Consulting Group
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