#168: Paying attention to endings, the power of closing things well with Philip Atkinson
#168: Paying attention to endings, the power of closing things well with Philip Atkinson
“Keep moving, keep learning, keep investing in your own development. Don’t hang on to the value that you used to have that’s no longer relevant, no longer fit for purpose.”
Have you ever felt the seasons of your own life shifting, nudging you to find the courage to start anew? That’s exactly what we’re exploring on today’s episode. When I sat down with Philip Atkinson, we talked about his unique journey. After 25 years in a big multinational, he walked away from the comfort and certainty, stepping into the unknown to build something entirely his own.
This is the bit I love, part of that journey Philip has written a great, however not just a book about leadership or change. His book, Bee Wise: 12 Leadership Lessons from a Busy Beehive, brings together his wisdom and observations from work experience with his love of bees, and specifically the rituals of bees. He weaves together what bees can teach us about teams, cycles, and closure. It’s a brilliant read, with so many intriguing layers to the insights.
This is the perfect conversation if you want to activate your curious mind!
Philip’s Change Toolkit:
Soundtrack: “Don’t Stop Me Now” – Queen
Book: Time to Think – Nancy Klein
“Pay attention to endings. If it's time to close something, close it well. Make sure that meetings close well. Make sure that projects close well. Make sure that career phases close well. And think about your head, your heart, and your body and where you are. Every single ending, make sure you've got enough time to close it well.” Philip Atkinson
About Phillip Atkinson:
Philip is based in Alsace, France, and is the founder of hive-logic.com Coaching & Communications with offices in Basel, Switzerland, and London, UK. Philip is a leadership team expert and organisational coach.
As a beekeeper, Philip loves to spend the summer tending to and observing his precious bees and spending the winter learning, reading, and writing about them. Throughout the whole year, Philip supports leadership teams and leaders worldwide to grow and develop.
You can contact Philip by email on philip@hive-logic.com
Buy the book - https://beewisebook.com/
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