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The Unseen Layer of Culture: The Stories Shaping Your Organisation Right Now
Most people can tell you where they grew up. Fewer can tell you the stories that came with it. And...
Why Facts Don’t Change Minds (And What We Can Do Instead)
We’ve been taught over the years that if we present the right data, people will make the right...
The skill of storytelling isn’t learnt, but remembered
There’s a frustration occurring that I see in so many brilliant, thoughtful leaders and business...
Why Your Voice Has Been Buried
You are sitting in a meeting, holding a perspective that could shift the conversation. And choose...
The story you’re living inside didn’t start with you
There was a time when humans gathered together in the dark and told stories, because they needed...
I think we’ve forgotten something
I was in Waterstones recently, standing in the middle of four floors of beautiful books....
Anyone Can Get Attention. Very Few Are Worth Listening To.
A long while ago, I came across an idea from The Selfish Gene that has increasingly felt relevant...
When Visibility Feels Like a Social Risk
There is a tension many senior leaders experience that rarely gets talked about. They are highly...
How do we know what’s real any more? A leadership view on trust in the AI era
I recently saw a post about how good AI has become and that we’re in the middle of a “great...
How my word for the year is going: February audit
Early February feels like a bit of a hinge moment doesn’t it. The year has started moving, but...
Why You’re Not Landing a TEDx Talk And What to Do Instead
There’s something I see all a lot on socials at the moment that I need to mention. It’s when a...
The Real Reason You Overexplain — And How to Stop
Have you ever walked away from a conversation, a talk, a meeting, or a pitch and thought: “Ugh. I...
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