What does ‘antifragile’ mean?
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We are living through a time of extraordinary change. And like the exponential growth of Covid-19, the rate of that change is accelerating. If we want to live well through Continue Reading →
Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
We are living through a time of extraordinary change. And like the exponential growth of Covid-19, the rate of that change is accelerating. If we want to live well through Continue Reading →
They say a diamond is just a piece of charcoal that has learned to handle pressure exceptionally well. The Churning, Inner Leadership is a book that shows us how we Continue Reading →
Before the great explorers of old set out on their journeys they would always draw a map of the territories they were about to enter: where was the food and Continue Reading →
In his book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, the historian Yuval Noah Harari talks about the coming disruptions in technology, politics, religion, immigration, terrorism, and war. He says that so Continue Reading →
Measurement is an important part of all our lives, both for defining our objectives and for tracking our progress towards them. Measuring antifragility might be more difficult than measuring many Continue Reading →
In the short time since Inner Leadership was first published we have seen many unexpected changes: North Korea has emerged as a long range nuclear power (and then offered to give up Continue Reading →
Every significant change in our lives is accompanied by a psychological and emotional transition. Some of these transitions are small, others are large. And when so much of our world Continue Reading →
If you want to create something new in a time of change, your first task is to inspire yourself and other people to want to make it happen. And this will Continue Reading →
Winston Churchill famously said: “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” This time of massive change is bringing us many Continue Reading →
The word ‘destiny’ means different things to different people. So as part of our journey towards becoming antifragile, it is important to be clear about the meaning we are using Continue Reading →
When I was still fairly fresh out of business school I was asked to prepare a strategic business plan for a $500m pan-European information technology services company. The industry at Continue Reading →
The brains of our ancestors evolved to notice change because change might mean one of three things: food, sex, or death. When the whole world is changing, this means our Continue Reading →
Whenever we travel by plane, every pre-flight safety check tells us exactly the same thing: “In the event of an emergency… … put on your own oxygen mask first, secure Continue Reading →
We are living through a time of change. And every major change we go through brings with it a psychological or emotional transition. What are the differences? Changes happen in our outer Continue Reading →
In a changing world, the only way to succeed is by learning to do new things in new ways. The best way to do that is by inspiring ourselves and Continue Reading →