Inspire the Day - three leadership thoughts....

A love of adventure, joy in discovery, a willingness to take the risk of going out on a limb in order to move on, and of climbing to the tree top to catch a glimpse of the big view.

The challenge for leaders is to build teams, organisations, communities, societies and nations which provide people with the opportunity to learn, discover, accept challenges, and develop their gifts.

The personal challenge for leaders is to retain their own childlikeness, a sense of adventure, a willingness to risk, joy in discovery and achievement, and a sensitivity and appreciation of all that life has to offer. John Williams Campaign for Adventure - Call of the Time

 The Myth of Risks - David Spiegelhalter

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6901649.ece

Last year 509,090 people died in England and Wales, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has just released full details of what they died of. For a statistician this means 346 riveting pages of morbid detail, ranging from the rare fatalities from hang-gliders (2), dog bites (4), lightning (0, down from 2 the previous year), men-in-their-40s on playground equipment (1) to the usual blockbusters such as ischaemic heart disease (76,985).