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 accelerating. If we want to live well through these Continue Reading →
They say a diamond is just a piece of charcoal that has learned to handle pressure exceptionally well. The Churning, Inner Leadership is a book that shows us how we, 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 →
Steve Jobs was an imperfect human being, just like the rest of us. And just like the rest of us, he was never going to live forever. But during his Continue Reading →
Measurement is an important part of all our lives, both for defining our objectives and tracking our progress towards them. Antifragility might be more difficult to measure than some other 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 →
The starting point for becoming antifragile is the ability to stop imagining the past, stop imagining the future, and stop imagining things that might (or might not) be happening on Continue Reading →
In his bestselling book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell explains how we all make assumptions, all of the time. Sometimes we get these assumptions right, he Continue Reading →
Lao Tzu said: “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are Continue Reading →
Becoming antifragile is about more than just surviving change — it’s about learning to use change to become stronger and more valuable. That doesn’t happen overnight. It requires us to Continue Reading →
The Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was born into a relatively modest family, on a provincial island, far from the centres of power. Yet despite these humble beginnings, and in a time Continue Reading →
They say the word ‘Fear’ can stand for two things: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise’. Inner Leadership gives us a step by step guide for how Continue Reading →
Even when we know how to find the ten types of opportunity that exist in any situation, and how to choose the one that suits us best, there are still Continue Reading →
This time of change is bringing us opportunities as well as problems. But even when we know how to find those opportunities, the uncertainty of a changing world means that Continue Reading →
In a time of change, difficulties are bound to arise. In the midst of all this uncertainty, even if we know how we want to move forward, there are then Continue Reading →
The first four skills of Inner Leadership are the ability to stay calm in a crisis, make clear sense of the situation, find more opportunities, and then choose the best way Continue Reading →