Some of the most capable people I know are quietly running on information that never shows up in a business case. Not intuition in the vague, decorative sense. Something closer to data they can’t fully explain and have learned not to ignore. I think dismissing that, in ourselves or in the people we work with, […]
I thought climate change was overblown. Not a casual opinion. A considered one. I had spent decades inside corporate structures, watching how data gets weaponised for agendas on every side of every argument. I was skeptical of the volume. I thought the urgency was exaggerated and that business, if it got serious, could course-correct. That […]
This is the final piece in the trilogy: Think Big, Choosing Vintage First, and Steward the Planet. And fair warning: this one is likely the most provocative. I need you to set aside your beliefs about organized religion and whatever else you’ve come to believe over your life, just for the next few minutes. You […]
This is part two of the series: Think Big, Choose Vintage First, Steward the Planet. This one is about Choosing Vintage First. First, my definition. Take your age today and subtract 60. Whatever you had at that point in your life is vintage. Its time has gone. Think fashion, design, colours, cars, homes. If you’re […]
The Rock Tumbler: How Different Minds Create Breakthrough Thinking.
The Rock Tumbler: How Different Minds Create Breakthrough Thinking.
I’ve written all my life. For more than seven years, I’ve written to you every week. Not to sell, but to share. This approach baffles traditional business advisors. I see countless opportunities to monetize, optimize conversions, and deploy the usual email engagement tactics. I deliberately choose not to. Because the moment I cross that line, […]
Have you ever noticed that getting from ‘here’ to ‘there’ is NEVER a straight line? It’s a messy, uncomfortable unravelling of everything we thought we knew. We talk about transformation as if it were a decision. It’s one bold choice (I’ll start a new business, I’ll get a divorce, I’ll get back on my feet […]
Have you ever found yourself in one of those conversations that stops you in your tracks? The kind where someone shares a perspective so different from yours that you’re left wondering how two people can look at the same world and see such completely different things? I had precisely that moment earlier this month during […]
The third episode in the series, “In the Beginning”