Pete’s Thoughts

Intention, Impact and the Leadership Gap

Intent does not erase impact. Impact does not automatically prove bad intent.

I was reminded of this after publishing an article about workplace pecking orders.

The article focused on managers who keep capable employees below the level at which they operate. I used “henpecked” because I was thinking literally about chickens and hierarchy.

Hi, my name is Pete, and I am a workaholic.

There, I have said it.

I began working at ten in my parents’ vehicle workshop, Costas Motors. At fourteen, I worked for Robert “Bob” Ilsley at Dolphin Coins in Hampstead. By seventeen, I was working full time under Christopher J. Adams of Wray Smith & Co Solicitors as an outdoor clerk. I eventually became a senior commercial litigator.