Thoughts on Leadership

Vulnerability can be a destructive force

Vulnerability’s not all motherhood and apple pie. There are some really destructive ways that it can show up. And no more so if you’re a founder CEO of a company,…
Helping people overcome loneliness – Faisal Shaikh CEO MyBabble

Helping people overcome loneliness – Faisal Shaikh CEO MyBabble

Very few businesses have the level or resonance and commitment from founders more than those whose origins came from personal tragedy. MyBabble was born after founder Faisal Shaikh’s father sadly…
BoP #005 I inherited a team that was bankrupting us

BoP #005 I inherited a team that was bankrupting us

Not because salaries were too high, but because the team was walking out the door. After my first company was acquired, I took on a team that had 40% staff…

LinkedIn is telling your employees not to be loyal to you

They’re telling everyone that their employer doesn’t care about them. There are two agendas at play here. First, bad news gets noticed. If I tell you that your employer doesn’t…

You’re standing on the edge of an impossibly high bridge overlooking a ravine.

You’ve got a bungee rope tethered to you. And I reassure you that the bungee has its limit at precisely your weight. Precisely. Optimised to a single gram. When you’re…

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