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Tag Archives: Antifragile

Learning from your future

Posted on August 24, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply

Research shows that when people have little information on which to base their decisions, or can’t predict how things are going to turn out, most of us are not very Continue Reading →

Posted in 4: Choose What's Best for You, Inner Leadership | Tagged Antifragile, Peter Drucker, Seven Habits, Stephen Covey, Steve Jobs | Leave a reply

How Steve Jobs turned his biggest problem into his biggest opportunity

Posted on August 23, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply

Steve Jobs was an imperfect human being, just like the rest of us. But during his short life he managed to achieve more of the things that mattered most to Continue Reading →

Posted in 3: Find the Opportunities, Inner Leadership | Tagged Antifragile, Antifragility, Find What You Love, Love, Stanford, Steve Jobs, Success | Leave a reply

Five benefits of Inner Leadership

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Posted on July 6, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply

This time of change that we are living through is calling us to develop a new approach to leading ourselves and other people.  When we do this, we gain benefits Continue Reading →

Posted in About/Introduction, Introduction | Tagged Antifragile, Einstein, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, VUCA | Leave a reply

Five benefits that come, simply from looking for the opportunities in a situation

Posted on July 3, 2026 by The Churning — Leave a reply

Not every tricky situation we face will lead us to a world-changing innovation like penicillin, Amazon, or Uber. But by treating our problems as if they contain opportunities we will Continue Reading →

Posted in 3: Find the Opportunities, Inner Leadership | Tagged Antifragile, John Cleese, Monty Python, Napoleon, Nassim Nicholas Taleb | 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

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Reviews:

— “An outstanding book. Inspirational and uplifting.”

— “My favourite book to turn to when I have a leadership dilemma.”

— “The inspiring manual to improve our ability to thrive in VUCA times.”

— “An essential shift in thinking: an ethical framework for business decision makers based on emotional maturity.”

— “Essential reading for any leader who wants to thrive in times of change.”

— “…should be on every change-maker’s bookshelf… rich… practical… detailed… clear… invaluable.”

— “It’s brilliant! I keep dipping into it and finding little pearls of wisdom.”

— “Refreshing and necessary. A personal development journey recommended for… today’s highly unpredictable world.”

— “An excellent guide to riding the waves of change and being stronger when faced with adversity.”

— “An outstanding book… A very valuable companion for those in search of meaning.”

— “Excellent, clear, pragmatic, practical, radical.”

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