Ideas on leadership, strategy and how work actually works
Transformation is messy. Leadership is harder than the frameworks suggest.
This is where I write about what I see, what the research says, and what I actually think. Some of it is practical. Some of it will challenge the way you think about work.
Topics range from making strategy real and building leadership capability, the quiet fear epidemic running through modern workplaces, what neuroscience actually tells us about performance, how AI is reshaping the way we work and lead, and why being a decent human being is still the most underrated leadership skill there is.
No theory for theory's sake. Just ideas worth your time.
Brains & Bots: A Disciplined Loop for Better Strategy & OKRs
AI can help you move faster—when you use it well. Brains & Bots is a disciplined Human → AI → Human loop for strategy and OKRs: outcomes first, then AI to sharpen options and language, so you get impact without the rework.
Part 1: Brains on: how to work with AI without switching your thinking off
AI can boost speed and creativity — if we keep our thinking on. This post shows five simple guardrails to avoid automation bias: frame the decision first, compare drafts and sources, check the source+date trail, run a counter-prompt, then make (and log) a human call. Use AI as a power assist, not a replacement for judgment.
Before we go faster: protecting our thinking in the age of AI
AI is moving fast. The real risk isn’t just bias—it’s our thinking. Here’s how to keep brains ‘on’ and pair speed with judgment