The Churning

Tools for Leadership in Times of Change

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Put on your own oxygen mask first…

Posted on April 14, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply
Oxygen Masks

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 →

Posted in 1: Centre, Ground, & Deepen, Inner Leadership | Tagged Oxygen Mask | Leave a reply

What does ‘antifragile’ mean?

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Posted on April 13, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply
Crop of Antifragile book cover

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 →

Posted in 7: Prepare for the Journey, About/Introduction, Antifragile, Inner Leadership, Outer Leadership | Tagged Antifragile, Antifragility, Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Leave a reply

Why transitions matter more than changes

Posted on April 12, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply
Tunnel

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 →

Posted in 7: Prepare for the Journey, Inner Leadership | Tagged Grief, Transitions, William Bridges | Leave a reply

Three reasons inspiration matters even more in times of change

Posted on April 11, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply
Castellers forming a human pyramid

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 →

Posted in 6: Create an Inspiring Vision, Inner Leadership | Tagged Elon Musk, Gallup, SpaceX, Steve Jobs, Tesla | Leave a reply

Achieving our goals in uncertain times

Posted on April 10, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply
Special Forces

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 →

Posted in 5: Know Your Purpose & Values, Inner Leadership | Tagged Benchmarking, Rules of Engagement, Special Forces | Leave a reply

To be or not to be

Posted on April 9, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply
Hamlet, deciding whether to be or not to be

At the core of becoming antifragile in this time of change is the ability to make good decisions, even when the situation is unclear and the outcome is difficult to Continue Reading →

Posted in 4: Choose What's Best for You, Inner Leadership | Tagged Breaking Bad, Casablanca, Hamlet, Hero's Journey, Star Wars | Leave a reply

Finding new sources of inspiration

Posted on April 8, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply
Binoculars on the Empire State Building

After we have grounded ourselves and made clearer sense of the situation, our third step in becoming antifragile (able to use change to become stronger and more inspired) is to Continue Reading →

Posted in 3: Find the Opportunities, Inner Leadership | Tagged Candle, Ideation, Innovation, Inspiration, Lightbulb | Leave a reply

Two ways to make clearer sense of a changing world

Posted on April 7, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply
Swirling lines of red, green, and yellow

When so much change is happening so fast, and the world no longer works the way it used to, it can be easy to misinterpret events. Add to this the Continue Reading →

Posted in 2: Make Sense of the Situation, Inner Leadership | Tagged Intuition, Pattern Recognition, Patterns | Leave a reply

Becoming antifragile starts from within

Posted on April 6, 2026 by The Churning — 1 Comment ↓

Becoming antifragile is not just about coping with change. It’s about using change to become a stronger, more inspired version of yourself: clearer about who you are, what matters most Continue Reading →

Posted in 1: Centre, Ground, & Deepen, About/Introduction, Inner Leadership, Inner-Outer | Tagged Leadership, Management, Rooting | 1 Comment ↓

Using change to become stronger and more inspired

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Posted on April 5, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply
Diamond

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 →

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