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.
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
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.