Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
A time of change can make our lives seem difficult. But it also brings us opportunities. We can understand this deeply when we take four steps. The first is to Continue Reading →
People often ask me why this book is called The Churning. I tell them there are three reasons. The first is the churning that is happening all around us: the Continue Reading →
Steve Jobs was an imperfect human being, just like the rest of us. And like the rest of us, he was never going to live forever. But during his short Continue Reading →
This time of change that we are living through is calling us to develop a new approach to leading ourselves and other people. This will bring us benefits on five Continue Reading →
Measurement is an important part of all our lives, both for defining our objectives and tracking our progress towards them. Creating inspiration and becoming antifragile might be more difficult to Continue Reading →
We are living through a time of extraordinary change. And just like the growth of Covid-19, the rate that change is still accelerating. If we want to live well through Continue Reading →
They say a diamond is just a piece of charcoal that has learned to handle pressure exceptionally well. This time of change is putting us all under pressure. And The Churning, Continue Reading →
Before the great explorers of old set out on their journeys, they would always draw a map of the territory they were about to enter: where was the food and Continue Reading →
In his book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, the historian Yuval Noah Harari talks about the coming disruptions in technology, politics, religion, immigration, terrorism, and war. He says that so Continue Reading →
For people who like to go a little deeper, this short talk by Alan Watts explores some of the philosophy behind The Churning’s approach to Inner Leadership and becoming antifragile. We are living Continue Reading →
In the short time since Inner Leadership was first published we have seen many unexpected changes: North Korea has emerged as a long range nuclear power (and then offered to give up Continue Reading →
We are living through a time of change: almost every new day brings dramatic new stories. But most of this ‘news’ will never affect us directly. And by this time Continue Reading →
Research shows that when people don’t have much information or can’t predict how things are going to turn out, most people are not very good at taking decisions. In this Continue Reading →
Steve Jobs was an imperfect human being like the rest of us. But during his short life he managed to achieve more of the things that mattered most to him Continue Reading →
In a changing world it is easy to make assumptions that no longer hold true. One of the commonest ways of doing this is called ‘blinkered thinking’ or ‘extreme thinking’. Continue Reading →
Benjamin Franklin was a successful inventor, printer, author, scientist, postmaster, humorist, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, and politician. He was also a Founding Father of the United States. Like the rest Continue Reading →
Transitions are the psychological and emotional shifts that accompany the changes in our lives. Because they are associated with change, these transitions can often seem difficult. But they become easier Continue Reading →
The fifth ingredient for creating inspiration in a time of change is your ability to describe the future you want to create in a way that inspires you, and others, Continue Reading →
It’s all very well talking about purpose and values, but we all have bills to pay and deadlines to meet. Is it really possible to live our lives with purpose and Continue Reading →
A time of change forces us to take decisions based on little information and without knowing how things are going to turn out. One way to become better at this Continue Reading →