Articles
Thoughts on leadership, competence, organisational culture and the future of work
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Are Leaders Born or Made? Why Leadership Is Built, Not Inherited
The question of whether leaders are born or made has hung around leadership theory for decades, and despite the thousands of books, leadership programmes, competency frameworks, and personality assessments that have appeared…
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What Leadership Actually Demands Right Now
The rules of leadership have always evolved, but rarely with the velocity and weight we are witnessing today. Disruption is no longer an occasional challenge to navigate around; it is the permanent…
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How to Design a Competence Assessment Programme That Actually Works
Most organisations invest in training, yet struggle to prove whether any of it actually sticks. Employees complete courses, tick boxes, and move on, but the real question remains unanswered: can they actually…
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Organisational Culture Is a Leadership Problem, Not an HR One
When a company’s culture turns toxic, who gets the call? Almost always, it’s HR. Organisations hand them the problem, give them a budget for workshops and engagement surveys. And expect them to…
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Why Competence Keeps Failing Despite Record Investment
Something has broken at the heart of modern organisations, and the data leaves leaders unable to ignore it. Companies are spending more than ever on training programs, leadership development, and talent acquisition,…
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What Artificial Intelligence Actually Demands of Leaders
Most leaders assume that adopting artificial intelligence is primarily a technology decision. They invest in tools, hire data scientists, and wait for results. Then reality sets in. The models underperform, teams resist…
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Fragments of Knowing: How Leaders Operate on Incomplete Knowledge
Every major decision a leader makes is built on incomplete information. The full picture is never available, yet choices must still be made. Strategies must still be set, and teams must still…
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What Artificial Intelligence Actually Demands of Leaders
Every leader today is being told they need to embrace artificial intelligence. But very few are being told what that actually requires of them. The conversation has been dominated by tools, platforms,…
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What Competence Actually Means Now and Why Most Frameworks Are Already Out of Date
The rules governing professional excellence have quietly shifted beneath our feet, and most organisations haven’t noticed yet. Competence, once a relatively stable benchmark defined by credentials, technical knowledge, and measurable outputs. Has…
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What Leadership Actually Requires Now (And Why Most Organisations Are Getting It Wrong)
Most organisations believe they have a leadership problem. They are right, but not in the way they think. The issue is rarely a shortage of talented people at the top. The real…
