The Era of Standard Deviation: Why Business Must Rethink Success
I’ve started writing this blog about half a dozen times. Not because I don’t know what I want to say, but because I’m currently up[…]
Systems Thinking in Business: Is Your Purpose the One on the Wall?
Systems thinking in business shows how elements, interconnections and purpose reveal what an organisation is really built to do.
T-Shaped Skills: How to Build Career Resilience Before You Need It
Build career resilience with T-shaped skills: keep your deep expertise, broaden your capabilities, and learn how to explore and exploit what aligns.
Receptiveness: How to Disagree Better at Work
Receptiveness shapes how we handle opposing views at work. Learn how to disagree better at work, improve decisions and build resilience.
How to Adapt When Plans Change: A Resilience Lesson from the African Bush
I am back at my desk in Cape Town. The heater is on, and a fat lump of a cat is purring across my lap[…]
Emergence in Business: Designing Systems That Grow
Control is slowing your organisation down. Emergence in business explains why - and how better systems create speed, alignment, and resilience.
Internal vs External Locus of Control: The Difference Between Reacting and Responding
Internal vs external locus of control explains why you feel stuck at work. Learn how control, burnout, and performance are connected.
The Resilience Engine: Rethinking How We Build Resilience at Work
The Resilience Engine is a simple framework for building resilience at work. Learn how effort and meaning shape energy, performance, and results.
How to Build Resilience That Actually Lasts
Most advice on how to build resilience focuses on reacting to pressure. Learn how to build resilience that actually lasts.
What Tokyo’s Earthquake Engineering Can Teach Us About Organisational Resilience
What Tokyo’s earthquake design can teach us about organisational resilience - and why many businesses aren’t built for constant disruption.