The Busyness Trap: Why Being Busy Is Not the Same as...
There's a version of leadership that looks impressive from the outside - back-to-back meetings, a full inbox, decisions…
Why Good People Start Working Around Each Other
One pattern I keep seeing in pressured organisations is that good people start working around each other.
It rarely…
Part 2 - The Leadership Dilemmas Senior Leaders Don’t...
The outer game – when the ground beneath decisions keeps shifting.
In my last article (part 1), I wrote about the inner…
Part 1 - The Leadership Dilemmas Senior Leaders Don’t...
The inner game - self-doubt, loneliness, and the pressure to look certain.
There’s an unspoken belief in business: once…
When Caution Becomes the Strategy
I keep hearing the same sentence from leadership teams.
“We need to be careful.”
It usually shows up quietly. In…
Why a Strengths-Based Culture Transforms Team Performance
Most teams don’t struggle because people aren’t capable, they struggle because leaders don’t fully understand the…
Fractional Leadership, NEDs, and the Quiet Shift...
I was reading an article over the weekend that really stayed with me. Not because it was dramatic or trying to make a…
How to Stay Relevant at Work in 2026 and Beyond
Staying relevant in the workplace is a question many professionals grapple with as they navigate evolving roles and…
Soft Burnout: When Pressure Doesn’t Break People - It...
How accumulated pressure erodes energy, judgement and engagement long before performance drops.
In businesses today,…
