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Strategic insights & tips by Nina Field


Reflections on 2023: The year of mostly being useless
☕ Grab a cuppa and make yourself comfy... this is a longer blog than usual. Ooooh my gosh, was I excited about 2023. In 2022, my...
Jan 2, 202413 min read


Seven things I learnt about strategic thinking from having Covid
After avoiding ‘the’ lurgie for 3 years, it finally found me in February 2023. I was spared any unpleasant cold/flu/respiratory symptoms,...
Apr 27, 20239 min read


Phew! What a year...
I don't know about you, but this year has been a huge one for me. I don't think I'm the only one. It seems like the combination of a lot...
Dec 15, 20224 min read


The muddiest adventure...
Each year I participate in an adventure race with my sister-in-laws. I'm incredibly blessed to have three amazing sister-in-laws who are...
Nov 8, 20224 min read


Where have I been?! Swimming amidst a little Chaos
Blog consistency is one thing I've not yet nailed. The past month has been a blur of home and property projects with hard deadlines, the...
Sep 12, 20223 min read


Capacity - Time is like money
If I could bottle uninterrupted thinking time and sell it - I reckon I'd be onto something! Quality thinking time is something that...
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Are you fighting fires?
Even at the best of times, our brains are not wired for thinking strategically, they are wired to fight fires. Our survival instinct...
Oct 21, 20212 min read


Finding time to think
Most of us are paid to think, but finding thinking time can be one of the hardest things to do. Here are a couple of quick tips.
Dec 9, 20200 min read


Three building blocks of strategic leadership
Let me introduce three leaders I’ve met recently. Kate said strategic thinking was the easy part of her job. Louise said she thought she...
Aug 2, 20203 min read


Help! My boss wants a strategy and I don’t know where to start
I know how you feel. I was in your shoes once. I was starting with the question “What even is strategy??” I read books, and I looked...
Jun 2, 20203 min read


Strategic thinking is a whole person job
Strategic thinking is a complex task. It requires a certain quality of thinking. A person’s ability to think effectively is to a large...
May 15, 20202 min read
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