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
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.
Part 2 - The Thinking Modes: keep your brain strong in the age of AI
AI is brilliant at speed; it’s not a substitute for your brain. This post introduces the Thinking Modes —analytical, critical, creative, strategic, systems and metacognition—with cognitive flexibility at the centre. In plain language, you’ll see what each mode does, when to use it, and tiny daily drills to keep those circuits strong so you make sharper, more human decisions while AI does the grunt work.