Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
We are living through a time of extraordinary change. And like the exponential growth of Covid-19, the rate of that change is accelerating. Each change on its own is unpredictable. Continue Reading →
They say a diamond is just a piece of charcoal that has learned to handle stress exceptionally well. The Churning, Inner Leadership is a book that shows us how Continue Reading →
In his most recent book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, historian Yuval Noah Harari talks about the coming disruptions in technology, politics, religion, immigration, terrorism, and war. He says Continue Reading →
Before the great explorers of old set out on their journeys they would always draw a map of the territories they were about to enter: where was the food and 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 →
Every now and then it is important to pause and reflect on the progress we are making. Are we heading in the right direction? Are our key audiences understanding us in Continue Reading →
A new Insight from Stanford Business School tells us something we probably already know: when people can’t predict what is going to happen they tend to become more cautious. Researchers found Continue Reading →
We know that problems contain opportunities and that finding these opportunities will bring us the inspiration that matters so much in this time of change. We also know that simply looking for these opportunities is powerful Continue Reading →
In a changing world our old assumptions often no longer hold true. There are eight common ways in which this is happening. And the second of these is the word ‘should’. ‘Should’ is Continue Reading →
The first step to becoming antifragile is to deepen our connection with ourselves. This brings us extra calm, clarity, and confidence about what matters most to us. One of the four ways we recommend Continue Reading →
People often ask me why this book is called “The Churning”. I tell them there are three reasons. The first is because of the churning that is happening all around Continue Reading →
In a world filled with change, it is often not the practical changes we find difficult but rather the psychological or emotional letting go of a world that has gone and the taking on Continue Reading →
In 2007, Professors John Cacioppo and Steve Cole discovered that feeling lonely changes people’s genes: it reduces our ability to fight off viruses and it increases our risk of inflammatory Continue Reading →
In this time of change we can easily find ourselves needing to take decisions based on little or no information and without knowing how things are going to turn out. Continue Reading →
A few years ago I found myself not only recovering from cancer but also having to deal with a whole bunch of other problems that life had decided to bring to Continue Reading →