4 vital steps leaders can take to create an AntiFragile culture When leaders become AntiFragile they can foster a culture that supports their teams to be AntiFragile too. Here are four ways to achieve this. Team and organisational culture can be tricky to manage at...
My own antifragile journey AntFragile lessons – August 2020 Well, the past week has certainly been an eventful one for me and my team! You may have seen me talking about my first book – Becoming AntiFragile – that was due to launch on 28th July. And...
Can you be a warrior of the infinite game? I had the great pleasure to interview Margaret Wheatley for the Making Positive Psychology work podcast recently. In case you’re not familiar with Meg’s work, her early writing opened up the science of systems thinking...
Why rules don’t work (and what to use instead) It’s an appealing illusion that we can control life, ourselves, and others. We try to control things through fixed structures, detailed planning, and the promise of rewards or the threat of reprimands. But, in...
Can you embrace the ‘isness’ of now? In Zoom workshops I’ve held with leaders from education and business in the last few months, I’ve asked them this question: “Do you believe we will come out of the COVID-19 situation better than we went into it?’ Across all the...
Can you move from ‘when’ to ‘if’? Remember life BC – as in ‘Before COVID’? I don’t know about you, but it seems quite surreal for me now. I watch things on Netflix and notice people within 1.5 metres of each other, or having drinks in a bar, or going out to the...
How stoicism helps your leadership Could Stoicism help you be a better leader?I spent time with an Executive Team last week exploring how they could become AntiFragile.At one point, discussions got pretty intense and emotions were running high in the room.As leaders,...
What’s making you fragile? (And it’s probably not what you think it is…) I’ve been thinking about fragility a lot recently. I’ve never considered myself as fragile – I’m strong, resilient, and able to roll with the punches and take the knocks. But...
Are relationships making or breaking your leadership success? Do you remember the 1999 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, when 16-year-old Jelena Dokic achieved one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, beating women’s world No. 1 Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–0? It remains the...
Do you know your Why? The secret to finding purpose in your work. Ever worked in a call centre? They can be tough work environments. Shift work, low pay, strict targets, trying to connect with people over the phone who probably don’t want to be disturbed. And if...
Are you a Master Juggler? (And why you should let things drop) I used to pride myself on my ability to juggle. No, not plates – tasks, projects, ideas, clients. You name it I could handle it with my juggling mastery. I used to kid myself that this was how I got...
Can you feel it? The Feeling-well Doing-well link. How are you? It’s a standard greeting for most of us, and the reply is often a pretty standard “I’m good thanks’. But really, how are you feeling? A surprisingly high number of us don’t really know how we feel. I...
