Reflections
A space to explore, reflect, and grow - on your own time.
Not every insight arrives in a conversation.
Some need quiet, and a little time.
Reflections is a space for the questions that keep surfacing - in coaching rooms, in leadership workshops, in the pause between one decision and the next. About pressure. About change. About what it asks of you to lead well.
Here you will find short pieces to read, practices to try, and prompts to sit with when you need them.
There is no order to follow and nothing to complete.
Start wherever something speaks to you.
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The Courage to Pause
Finding wisdom in stillness amidst organizational chaos
In a world that celebrates constant motion, the most transformative act might be learning to pause.
When Growth Changes the Culture
What can get lost when a small organisation becomes a bigger one
Growth brings structure, systems and scale. But sometimes, along the way, an organisation can lose some of what made people want to be there in the first place.
From Burnout to Balance
On ambition, identity and meaningful work
Sometimes the question isn't whether we are successful. It is whether the way we are pursuing success still makes sense to us. Sometimes the path to meaningful work requires first confronting why we work the way we do.
When Training Isn't the Answer
Sometimes the problem lies somewhere else
A request for training can sometimes be a symptom of a different organisational problem. Before prescribing an intervention, it helps to understand what is really getting in the way.
When Rules Get in the Way of Service
Empathy, judgement and remembering the purpose behind the rules
Rules and policies matter. But when they become a reason to stop thinking, they can get in the way of the very purpose they were meant to serve. A flight experience, 26 years ago, made me reflect about the role of empathy and judgement in service - and in leadership.