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Thoughts on leadership, competence, organisational culture and the future of work
Decision Making
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The Competence Crisis
The competence crisis is a Story Everyone Recognises but No One Says Out Loud It starts the same way it always does. A meeting invite lands in your calendar. No real agenda.…
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Bullshit Collapse
Why Failure Always Looks Sudden Every organisational collapse is described the same way. “No one saw it coming.”“It happened so fast.”“Everything was fine until it wasn’t.” That story is comforting. It suggests…
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Bullshit Endurance
How Organisations Learn to Live With Dysfunction Organisations rarely fail when the first things go wrong. They fail much later, after they’ve learned how to live with things being wrong. That is…
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The Bullshit Premium
Why Talking Well Now Pays Better Than Doing Well There was a time when competence was the currency. You learned how things worked.Understood failure modes.Earned trust because, when things went wrong, you…
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When Talking the Job Became More Valuable Than Doing It?
There was a time when competence was obvious. Now, talking the job has become almost as important as doing it. You could see it in how someone approached a problem. In how…
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Leadership and the True Cost of Workforce Cuts
Workforce cuts are often framed as a necessary, rational response to economic pressure. Leaders justify redundancies using language like efficiency, streamlining, and shareholder value. On spreadsheets, the logic appears sound: fewer people,…
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The Employee Engagement Crisis: Why Another Survey Won’t Fix It
Organisations have spent years trying to work out how to motivate employees. They have introduced engagement surveys, recognition schemes, performance bonuses, wellbeing programmes, employee awards, team-building exercises, leadership initiatives, pulse surveys, flexible…
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The Great Reinvention of Leadership: How to Thrive in the New Work Culture
Leadership Will Never Be the Same If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that the world of work has been permanently reshaped. The pandemic, digital disruption, AI breakthroughs, and…
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Email Etiquette
Understanding Email Etiquette is crucial to avoid common pitfalls that may lead to HR issues. In the modern workplace, email etiquette is an indispensable skill. It facilitates communication, documents decisions, and connects…
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Military Mindset
Soon we stand to see the demise of another Conservative Prime minister in the UK. With the race for a new PM fully underway. One person I would like to see step…
