Leadership
8 posts filed under Leadership.
2026
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– Diversity is a Superpower
One of the things I want to do over the next little while is start sharing solutions – things I've done to solve problems, the approaches taken, and the lessons learned. Not theory. What actually worked. So here's some thoughts on building a team. -
– Culture is Complex
One of the things I keep coming back to is how poorly we understand culture as a system – and how that misunderstanding shapes the way we respond when something goes wrong.
2025
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– Leading through Change
Here's my somewhat anti-Change Management approach to leading through change. -
– High Agency
Some thoughts on an Agency Spectrum and reflecting on what agency means for me and my work. -
– Outsource & Centralise
The desire to outsource and centralise in organisations tends to do more harm and cost more when it comes to knowledge work.
2024
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– Dealing with Burnout
Knowing burnout exists is one thing. Dealing with it is another. So too stopping it. -
– The State of the Merger
A story to try an capture the feelings of working through a university merger. Based on personal experience and would differ wildly from other perspectives across both organisations. -
– Managerial Solutions
The role of a manager seems like an odd one. Why are they here? And by extension, why am I here? What exactly does a manager do? What can they actually do?