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. If we want to live well through 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 we 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 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 →
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 →
Becoming ‘antifragile’ is about more than just surviving change — it’s about using change to become stronger and more valuable. This doesn’t just happen overnight. And 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. Despite these humble beginnings, and in a time of Continue Reading →
They say the word ‘Fear’ can stand for two things: ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise’. Inner Leadership provides a step by step guide for how we Continue Reading →
Even when we know how to find the ten types of opportunity in a situation, and how to choose the one that fits best with who we want to become, 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 we Continue Reading →
In a time of change, difficulties are bound to arise. There are then three main reasons why, emotionally and psychologically, we might find it difficult to move forward. The first Continue Reading →
The first four skills of Inner Leadership are the ability to stay calm in a crisis, to make clear sense of the situation, to find more opportunities to move forward, and Continue Reading →
After we have looked for, and found, the ten types of opportunity that exist in any situation, our next task is to choose between them. Peter Drucker had very a clear Continue Reading →
We know that in a time of change there are no intrinsic opportunities or threats — there is only what happens and how we choose to respond. We’ve also seen how Continue Reading →
When George de Mestral returned from a walk one day to find his clothes and dog covered with burrs he didn’t just remove them. He looked more closely to find Continue Reading →