While purging my desk recently, I was struck by how some communications can be conveyed with very few words. I’d come across a file of directions to friends’ homes around the country, written simply enough to follow while...

20/20 is a fine thing in hindsight. By conventional measures, I was winning: elite education, thriving career, house, healthy children. I believed I was in control. But a quiet voice repeated, “If I wake up dead...

I’m struck by how many brilliant people I meet who misuse their intellect. At first, I’m intrigued by how quickly they connect disparate concepts and curious to learn. But inevitably, something shifts. The energy...

I’ve been reflecting on the roots of trust, and how it begins well below the surface. Apparently, in less time than it takes to blink, we assess whether someone is trustworthy. At least, that’s what FBI research...

What if leadership is not just something you do, but also something you embody — especially in times of unpredictability?Over the past few months, I’ve been contributing to something that feels both timely and...

It was called the City in the Sun for good reason. I took for granted the landscaped boulevards, parks, and gardens lush with subtropical vegetation. The sun shone reliably, never enough to need fans or heating. Each...

“If that’s the biggest mistake you make today, you’re ahead of the game.” I say this to clients at least once a week. Their days are relentless. Back-to-back meetings, high-stakes decisions, constant pivots — they...

Recently, I was in a team meeting discussing the launch of a new programme. I found myself doubling down on a particular mode of thinking: analytical, sequential, structural. I thought those perspectives were missing from...

There are a lot of people telling me what to think and how to do it better. AI has enabled an army of self-proclaimed experts to flood my inbox and social media feed with newfangled theories, inane recipes for success,...

I recently listened to a debate hosted by Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO podcast. The guests were serial entrepreneur Daniel Priestley and economist and former financial trader Gary Stevenson. Dan made his...