The Cultivated Library
Practical courses, books, and tools to help people think clearly, communicate with confidence, and turn ideas into meaningful value at work. Explore the Cultivated Library.
Tools for clarity, communication, and meaningful work
We spend more than 90,000 hours of our lives at work.
This library exists to help make that time clearer, more creative, and more intentional — with tools that support how people actually think, communicate, and work together.
Everything here is built around one simple principle:
Clarity creates value.
What You’ll Find Here
A growing collection of:
- courses and systems
- books and field guides
- practical tools and experiments
All designed to help you:
- think clearly
- communicate what matters
- solve problems creatively
- learn and lead with calm confidence
- move ideas into meaningful action
You can explore freely. Nothing here requires working with me directly.
How to Explore
If you’re new here, a simple way to start:
- Courses & Systems
step-by-step learning you can apply immediately - Books
practical guides that turn principles into everyday practice - Free Guides
tools, articles, and experiments for quick insight and reflection
Featured Systems, Books & Courses
Idea → Value System (Video Course)
A principle-based course exploring how clarity, communication, creativity, and flow combine to create value in real organisations.
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Communication Superpower
A self-paced version of my award-winning workshop.
Learn to communicate with clarity, confidence, and influence in conversations that actually matter.
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Workshop Mastery
For anyone who teaches, facilitates, or leads learning.
Design and run workshops that engage people, create alignment, and lead to action.
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Zero to Keynote
Craft compelling stories, overcome nerves, and present ideas with confidence.
Available in both print and digital editions.
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The Tech Portfolio Field Guide
A practical guide for leaders working in complex systems.
Clarify priorities, align strategy, and deliver value at scale.
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The 10 Behaviours of Effective Employees
A guide to developing the 10 behaviours of effective employees. Start with the free eBook, then consider the coaching plan and workshop.
Take a Day Off
A creative reflection on working life — told through stories, poems, and visual posters. Thoughtful, occasionally funny, and quietly challenging. For anyone who wants a healthier, more human relationship with work.
To find these and more, head to the Cultivated Shop.
Free Guides, Books & Tools
A collection of free resources, essays, and guides from across my work — shared openly for anyone who wants clearer thinking and better conversations at work.
Foundations & Reflection
Meditation on Management (free eBook)
Reflections from two decades of leading, coaching, and working inside organisations.
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Cultivated: Notes on Seeing, Work, and Life
A reflective essay on noticing, work, travel, and moving through the world.
➡ Article Format Here | PDF Download here.
The Diary of a Manager (free eBook)
A short, satirical story with real lessons about modern management.
➡ PDF download
Work, Careers & Hiring
Join Our Company (free eBook)
A practical guide to hiring with clarity, intent, and shared expectations.l
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Remaining Relevant and Employable (free eBook)
Thoughts on staying useful, curious, and employable as work changes.
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Forget Time Management — Energy & Attention Is Where It's At - (new edition coming soon)
Thinking, Creativity & Communication
30 Ideas to Fuel Your Creative Thinking
A short guide to generating better ideas through observation and curiosity.
➡ Read article here | Read the guide on Fold
Generate Conference Talk Ideas
A free chapter from Zero to Keynote on finding strong talk ideas.
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How to Survive a Conference (free eBook)
A light, human guide to staying sane, social, and grounded at conferences.
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Tools
Cultivated Clarity Tool
A one-page clarity reset to align focus and intent.
➡ Read supporting article | Download PDF
Why These Tools Exist
Every resource here is built to help you:
- think more clearly
- communicate more effectively
- lead with confidence
- build healthier teams
- move work smoothly from idea to value
They’re designed to stand on their own — and sit comfortably alongside coaching, workshops, and the wider Cultivated ecosystem.
This is a library for people who care about doing good work —
and want tools that make thinking, learning, and communication easier.