Thoughts on Values

Is all growth good?

Is all growth good?

Is a lack of growth failure? I find it fascinating that when I’ve asked a CEO why their business exists, or why they founded it, no one ever says “to…

Good leadership is a paradox solved by context

“10 things all good leaders do”. Nice clickbait, but almost always trite, misleading and written by someone who’s not led their own way out of a paper bag. Because there’s…

Is your company suffering the great resignation or the great reshuffle?

The great reshuffle is a far more accurate description of what’s happening than the great resignation (sadly, I didn’t coin that!). And for those of you running companies, once you…
Male bosses need to read this to better understand their female team members

Male bosses need to read this to better understand their female team members

Gender-specific post for blokes who run companies. READ THIS BOOK! Many men, myself included, have often said that the system’s not broke. But that’s because we’re fish in water… David…
You can’t have it all. But you can have what’s important

You can’t have it all. But you can have what’s important

I get somewhat fed up seeing and hearing advice about how you can “have it all”. Sure, at some level, usually a transactional one, you can go from either/or to…

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