Leadership theatre always fails

Reed Hastings didn’t become Reed Hastings by copying other media executives. Yet most leaders do exactly that—they grab tactics from admired bosses and stitch them together like a corporate Frankenstein. Consider how Satya Nadella transformed Microsoft. He...

The curve that wins

Change breaks people before it makes them. The Kübler-Ross Change Curve shows us exactly how this breaking happens: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance. Most leaders pretend this emotional chaos doesn’t exist. They announce a change and...

Marmite characters

Marmite, the much-loved yeasty spread widely used by many in the UK. And equally despised. When it comes to people, you know them immediately.. The person who walks into a meeting, half the room lights up while the other half quietly groans. Marmite characters –...

Words leave marks

Why wait? Social interactions aren’t transactions. The temptation lurks – to broadcast rather than connect, to perform rather than engage. Leaders who communicate with intention create resonance that outlasts algorithms. Your message travels on waves of...

Making hard choices work

You built the team carefully, recruited with intention, trained with purpose, and watched individuals grow into something bigger together. Now, circumstances have shifted. The role that made sense six months ago doesn’t fit today’s reality. The position...