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Looking below the surface of leadership, strategy and culture.

I love creating a fresh perspective on topics that are complex, even misunderstood, in a way that leaders can then use in their day job. I write about strategy, innovation, leadership, culture and personal development. I’ve worked with some wonderful co-authors such as Julian Birkinshaw, Dan Cable, Ron Carucci, Dorie Clark, Gena Cox, Art Kleiner, and Chris Rangen.

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Reimagining the boardroom for an age of virtual reality and AI

Reimagining the boardroom for an age of virtual reality and AI

Boards challenge their executives to get with the digital age — but many haven’t followed their own good advice.
When megatrends collide — how to prepare for the inevitable interactions between global forces and stay ahead of the competition

When megatrends collide — how to prepare for the inevitable interactions between global forces and stay ahead of the competition

Preparing for the inevitable interactions between global forces can help you stay ahead of the competition.
Leadership insights from a special needs parent

Leadership insights from a special needs parent

Raising a child with disabilities showed me what it takes to be an effective leader.
Don’t let insecurity infect your business

Don’t let insecurity infect your business

Confidence is critical to individual and organisational performance.
Inspiring leadership: time to go back to school

Inspiring leadership: time to go back to school

In Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 movie Rumblefish, Mickey Rourke’s doomed anti-hero Motorcycle Boy mutters, “If you'd going to lead people, you have to have somewhere to go.” It’s a thought that CEOs of today‘s entertainment and media businesses might usefully ponder as they strive to lead their organisations — and their people — through the turbulence of digital disruption.
Collaboration and empowerment: new styles of leadership for a digital age

Collaboration and empowerment: new styles of leadership for a digital age

Letting go of the past is all the more important if your company is a mature business, where the baggage of the past can impede necessary change.
Leadership, learning and letting go: how the disruptive can become constructive

Leadership, learning and letting go: how the disruptive can become constructive

I spend my working life helping organisations deal with disruption. I focus on the media and entertainment industry these days, but I’ve covered sectors as diverse as health, energy, transport, and financial services.