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Insights on Leadership, Culture & Strategy


WHY STARTING MESSY MIGHT BE YOUR MOST STRATEGIC MOVE
Readiness is a myth that has haunted careers, stalled businesses, and drained more momentum than my dog’s morning zoomies! We are told to...


STARTING A BUSINESS CAN FEEL LIKE GRIEF & THAT'S NOT A BAD THING
When you quit your job to start a business, everyone congratulates you like you just got engaged. “You’re so brave!” “Living the dream!”...


PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS ARE THE INVISIBLE THREAT
If someone tripped over a loose cord in the office, there would be an incident report, a fix, maybe even a safety audit. But if someone...


PEOPLE STRATEGY IS NOT JUST HR, IT IS BUSINESS DESIGN
People Strategy is not about writing performance reviews, chasing leave forms, or running another awkward team-building activity. People...


NOT EVERYONE GETS IT BUT BUILD ANYWAY
Most people do not understand what you are building until they can see that it works. And even then, some will still have notes. If you...


MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z ARE AN UNTAPPED ADVANTAGE
Here’s how to stop complaining and start unlocking value from the generations you hired. Nope, Millennials and Gen Z are not lazy,...


CHOOSE THE RIGHT VEHICLE WITH PURPOSE
You have probably heard someone ask, “Are you a job person or a businessperson?”As if one comes with more moral superiority than the...


GOOD PEOPLE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY THE REST JUST TALK ABOUT IT.
It is easy to tell your kids to be kind, to respect others. To say please and thank you. It is harder to show them what it looks like...


UNLEARNING THE QUIET JUDGMENTS
We all carry bias which is not a character flaw, just a human flaw.The question is: what are we doing about it? A few months ago, I...


LEADERSHIP IN THE AGE OF AI
AI is not coming for your job, it is coming for your mediocrity. We have officially entered the era where ChatGPT can draft your email,...


YOU ARE THE STRATEGY
It is not always the tools. It is almost always the operator. A team stuck in analysis paralysis, convinced their problem will be solved...


MICROMANAGEMENT IS NOT LEADERSHIP
We have all been there. That one manager who, no matter how well-intentioned, manages to crush your confidence before morning tea. You...


YOU NEED VISION TO THINK LIKE AN INVESTOR
You do not need a trust fund or a private equity background to start thinking like an investor. You need vision, curiosity, the ability...


JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN’T SEE PROGRESS DOESN’T MEAN IT’S NOT WORKING
Progress is that elusive, slippery little beast that is always turning up after the status meeting is over. Everyone wants to feel it...


WHY I DITCHED WORK-LIFE BALANCE (AND FOUND SOMETHING BETTER)
There is this mythical beast we have all been fed: work-life balance . It sounds noble, doesn’t it? Like something we should want. A...


IF YOU CALL THEM FAMILY…
Your workplace is not a family, it can never be your family. If you keep calling it one, you had better back that up with the kind of...


STILLNESS IS A STRATEGY
In a culture obsessed with speed, productivity, and pushing through, stillness gets a bad reputation. People think it is passive or soft...


MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT NICHE, IT IS EVERYWHERE.
In Australia, 42.9% of people aged 16 to 85 have experienced a mental disorder in their lifetime. That statistic is a wake-up call....


WHAT I WISH HR TEAMS UNDERSTOOD ABOUT BUSINESS
HR is not just here to “support” the business, HR is the business. Yet too often, HR is seen, and sadly, sometimes sees itself, as the...


FROM STAR PERFORMER TO ACCIDENTAL MANAGER
Imagine this… you are excellent at your job, you hit targets, you handle pressure like a seasoned pro. You are the person people go to...

“Strength lies in the impact achieved in how far your decisions echo.” – Nandita Rad
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