Cultivated

Consensus feels collaborative, but it often slows decisions and erodes momentum. Here’s how leaders can balance consultation with clear ownership and decisive action.

A good induction reassures new hires and helps them contribute quickly. Here’s a practical approach to onboarding that builds clarity, confidence, and momentum.

A catalogue notebook is neither diary nor to-do list. It is a personal archive of ideas, reflections, and plans — a quiet studio for thinking beyond meetings and frameworks.

A practical breakdown of the Lion, T-Rex, Mouse and Monkey communication styles—and how to adapt your behaviour for clearer, more effective communication at work.

Mottainai is a Japanese ethic of regretting waste. In work, the greatest waste is human time, energy, and attention. This essay reframes leadership as stewardship of human potential.

A compelling vision is the starting point for meaningful change. This article introduces the Painted Picture and how vision, clarity, alignment, and action shape organisational agility.

Conflict at work is rarely about the work itself. The Drama Triangle offers a practical lens for understanding how behaviours and communication patterns create friction.

Coaching is often framed as questions versus answers, but in practice it is a mix of both. In this Studio essay, I share field notes on coaching as a discipline for helping people improve outcomes in work and organisations.

Salary is a blunt instrument. Culture is the other side of the employment exchange. In this Studio essay, I explore cash and culture as two sides of the system that shapes why people join, stay, and leave organisations.