Containers and Rules: A Simpler Way to Think About Productivity
Most productivity systems are just containers for work and rules for how that work moves. Strip away the tools, and better questions emerge.
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10 Ways to Thrive in Your Career (Without Losing Yourself)
Thriving at work isn’t about hustle or sacrifice. It’s about making conscious choices—about value, relationships, learning, and what you refuse to trade away.
How to be Effective AND Liked at Work
Real effectiveness isn’t about being liked or feared. It’s about understanding how ideas become value — and learning to work with people without leaving damage behind.
The Communication Superpower: 11 Principles of effective communication
Effective communication is rare, transferable, and quietly powerful. This essay outlines 11 principles that have shaped my career — and form the foundation of the Communication Superpower workshop.
Active Listening Is the Greatest Compliment
To truly listen is to offer someone your attention, your care, and your presence. This essay explores why active listening is rare at work — and why it remains one of the most powerful, human acts a leader or colleague can practise.
How to Run Effective Meetings (and Why Most Fail)
After years inside organisations, one thing is clear: most meetings don’t work. This essay explores why — and offers practical principles for running meetings that lead to real decisions, not just more meetings.
Managing Remote Teams: Mastering Communication for Productivity and Engagement
Discover practical techniques to communicate effectively with remote employees, strengthen team connection, and drive performance from anywhere