Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
We are living through a time of extraordinary change. And like the growth of Covid-19, the rate of that change is still accelerating. To live well through all these changes 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, historian Yuval Noah Harari talks about the coming disruptions in technology, politics, religion, immigration, terrorism, and war. He says that so much 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 →
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 →
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 →
After we have looked for the ten types of opportunity that might exist in any situation, our next task is to choose between the options we have found. Peter Drucker Continue Reading →
There was once a farmer in ancient China who owned a horse. “You are so lucky!” his neighbours told him, “to have a horse to pull the cart for you!” Continue Reading →
We know that in a time of change there are no opportunities or threats, there is only what happens and how we choose to respond. This means that the key Continue Reading →
When George de Mestral returned from a walk one day to find his clothes and his dog covered with burrs, he didn’t just remove them: he looked closely to find Continue Reading →
Dee Hock founded the VISA credit card company — a hugely successful organisation, which now manages more than two billion credit cards in more than 200 countries around the world, Continue Reading →
We’ve understood why we need a new approach to leadership to bring us through this time of change. Now, to find out what that looks like, we need to ask Continue Reading →
Sometimes we are happy with the life we are living. Sometimes we feel dissatisfied, but we don’t quite know why. The reason for this dissatisfaction is our inner drive to Continue Reading →
Think back through your life: at the age of 16 you were not the same person you had been when you were six. Nor were you the same at 16 Continue Reading →
In a churning world, no-one knows what will happen next. A fire or flood might devastate your town. A computer program might pass the entrance tests for some of the Continue Reading →
In a world where so much is changing so fast, we need new ways to make sense of what is happening. Our conscious, rational minds will tend to seek out Continue Reading →