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 navigate these changes we can’t 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 forcing us all to handle extra pressure. 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 more deeply when we realise four things. The first is 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 all of us, he was never going to live forever. But during his short life Continue Reading →
This time of change that we are living through is calling on us to develop a new approach to leading ourselves and other people. When we do this, it will Continue Reading →
Measurement is an important part of all our lives, both for defining our objectives and for tracking our progress towards them. Creating inspiration and becoming antifragile might be more difficult 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 →
If you want to create something new in a time of change, your first priority is to inspire yourself and others to long to make it happen: As the poet Continue Reading →
Winston Churchill famously said: “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” This time of global change is bringing us many Continue Reading →
The word ‘destiny’ means different things to different people. So as part of our journey towards becoming antifragile, it’s important to be clear about the meaning we are using here. Continue Reading →
When I was still fairly fresh out of business school I was asked to prepare a strategic business plan for a $500m pan-European information technology services company. The industry at Continue Reading →
The brains of our ancestors evolved to notice change because, for them, change might mean sex, food, or death. And when the whole world is changing so fast, this means Continue Reading →
Whenever we travel by plane, every pre-flight safety check tells us exactly the same thing: in the event of an emergency we must: “… put on your own oxygen mask, Continue Reading →
We are living through a time of change. And every major change we live through is accompanied by a psychological or emotional transition. These are different from changes in several important ways. Continue Reading →
When the world around us is changing, the only way we can succeed is by doing new things in new ways. And the best way to achieve that is by inspiring Continue Reading →
Achieving our goals in a churning world requires a different set of skills from achieving the same goals in a stable environment. What are those skills and how can we Continue Reading →