My own antifragile journey

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?

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)

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?

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’?

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...