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Some of the most rewarding conversations I have in my line of work are with clients who discover that they have the goods to be a strategic thinker, yet have for a myriad of reasons, lost that hoped-for belief. One client sticks in my memory. She was a participant on my Strategic Thinker Development Programme who had just received her Cognitive Process Profile (CPP) report. She'd been given feedback over the years that she wasn't really a strategic thinker, and she'd star

In late March 2026 my body hit the force-stop button. It was my closest experience of burnout and it prompted some serious self-reflection, soul-searching, and eventually, some necessary strategic shifts. For me as a solo professional, I am my business. I am my brand. I am the work. While I have some admin and contractor support, no one can step in for what I do for my clients. If I'm down, the business is down. Being solo is a deliberate choice that suits my life

Are you finishing the year in a flurry? Is your steady state reactive — running on a rat wheel? Or is it reflective, focused, and intentional? As the year winds down (or rather vanishes before your eyes as it sometimes feels!), it’s natural to feel pulled in two directions. There’s the practical part of us that wants to finish strong, tick off the last of the list, and tie everything up neatly. And then there’s the quieter part that senses a need to pause — to look back