Critical Thinking & the Scientific Method: How to Stop Letting the Algorithm Think for You
Critical thinking matters more than ever. Here’s how the scientific method helps you think for yourself in a world full of noise, headlines, and half-truths.
Reinvent Before You Plateau: Why Bureaucracy Is Killing Resilience
Bureaucracy kills resilience faster than failure. Learn how organisational reinvention helps leaders move before the plateau - not after.
Working Smart vs Working Hard: Stop Trying to Out-Drag a Bugatti in a Citi Golf
Let’s get one thing straight: I’m not here to tell you to “work less.” I’m here to suggest there’s a smarter way to use the[…]
When the System Is Tired: A Year-End Field Guide to Preventing Burnout at Work
Everyone’s running on caffeine and calendar invites. This piece unpacks why preventing burnout at work isn’t about more grit or free muffins - it’s about[…]
Burnout Recovery: Because Smoke Isn’t a Skillset
Burnout recovery for anyone one spreadsheet away from a breakdown - because apparently crying in Excel still doesn’t count as professional development.
Dopamine and Burnout: When Even Your Brain Needs an Ice Bath
I’ve spent most of my career trying to figure out why we humans can survive a global pandemic, build rockets to Mars, and map the[…]
Inclusive & Diverse Thinking: Going Far Together
When everyone in the room thinks the same way, your ideas don’t evolve — they echo. This piece explores how diverse thinking turns discomfort into[…]
The 4 Day Work Week: Less Time, More Brains, Fewer Sad Bananas
In 2011, I worked on a PR gig so ridiculous it still sounds like a fever dream: we flew Seal to Cape Town to croon[…]
Office Politics: Trust, Performance, and the Animals in the Office Zoo
On this blog I’ve been slowly dishing out the cheat codes I’ve picked up over the years. First up: self-awareness – which, let’s be honest,[…]
Career Growth Feedback: The Cheat Code Every Leader Needs (7 Lessons from Netflix & Ted Lasso)
Discover how career growth feedback can be your cheat code. Lessons from Netflix candor and Ted Lasso leadership: ask, listen, act.