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.
The CI Paradox
The more organisations try to manage continuous improvement through programs, the less continuous improvement actually happens. Not because people aren't trying. But because by structuring improvement as a program, organisations separate improvement from the work itself.
AI isn’t the real threat to your brain. Your organisation is.
Everyone's suddenly worried about what AI is doing to our brains. But I've been watching what organisations do to them for years. The research is finally catching up — and the real problem isn't the tool you're reaching for. It's the system you're working in
Busy Doesn't Mean Effective: Are You Measuring Work or Results?
Teams default to measuring outputs because that’s easier—tasks completed, calls made, reports delivered. But at the end of the year, the outcomes never materialised. This isn't a capability problem, it's a design problem. Most organisations aren't set up to activate strategic thinking—they're designed for task completion. Here's how to shift from measuring busyness to measuring what actually matters.
When Did Work Get So Damn Hard?
Something’s shifted in the working world. We’re busier than ever, but not moving forward. Work didn’t get harder — the way we work did. Here’s why it’s time to stop the spiral, strip back the complexity, and design work that actually works.