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I came home the other day to this broken branch fallen off our young but exceptionally fruitful lemon tree. The branch weighs about 2kg...

Let me tell you about a moment that really stood out for me during one of my programs. It provided the perfect metaphor for how I see the...

This has been my Christmas/end of year subscriber email for the last two years. A hard deadline like the end of the year forces us to...

Imagine you have an elevator that instead of taking you to different floors in a building, can move your thinking up and down different...

I got challenged recently by one of the participants on my Strategic Thinker Development Programme.   I love having switched-on people...

Doesn't the world feel unpredictable?? Disruptive events seem to lurk around every corner. It’s almost like it’s getting crazier and...

Your team comes to you with a list, and I mean, a BIG list, of initiatives, deliverables and projects. They want to know how to tackle...

The Lorax is one of my favourite kids books. Probably because it is all about short term vs long term thinking, environmental...

☕ 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...

Anyone who knows me or reads my stuff knows I love a good metaphor 😊 Recently, I was busy organising the brochure and website for my new...

I was chatting with a colleague at an event recently. She said, "oh yes we've been trying to get some interest in your programme, but...

On this beautiful day I'm watching this container ship creeping out of the harbour, and from my limited knowledge of navigation gleaned...

After avoiding ‘the’ lurgie for 3 years, it finally found me in February 2023. I was spared any unpleasant cold/flu/respiratory symptoms,...

Bring on 2023! Wow, it's amazing what a month's holiday can do! I hope you're all coming back feeling as refreshed as I do, even if you...

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...

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...

Have you ever been in a nasty accident or a near-miss situation? If so, you might have had that experience of your memory of the incident...

Gosh, it's so easy to lose sight of priorities when everything seems urgent, isn't it?? I'm working with an organisation at the moment...

Even at the best of times, our brains are not wired for thinking strategically, they are wired to fight fires. Our survival instinct...

"Everything I learned about making impossible decisions during the first two years of my presidency culminated in one of the toughest...