Field notes

Insights & tips by Nina Field

Oct 314 min read

Elevator Thinking: Levelling Up

Imagine you have an elevator that instead of taking you to different floors in a building, can move your thinking up and down different...

Oct 234 min read

Do we even need a strategy?

I had the opportunity recently to explain to a friend who was new to strategy, what it is. Sadly, I didn't take a photo of the lemon cake...

Sep 263 min read

Goal Clarity

I got challenged recently by one of the participants on my Strategic Thinker Development Programme. I love having switched-on people...

Sep 54 min read

Seeing the bigger picture: Why systems thinking is better than playing whack-a-mole

Ever tried a Whack-a-mole game at a fair? Don't you think that's often what tackling complex problems feels like?? You manoeuvre through...

Aug 196 min read

Navigating complexity with clarity and confidence

Doesn't the world feel unpredictable?? Disruptive events seem to lurk around every corner. It’s almost like it’s getting crazier and...

Jun 101 min read

Strategic thinking throughout the organisation

A short vlog on the importance of strategic thinking throughout the organisation. If you liked this, sign up for my articles straight...

Apr 172 min read

Deciding vs articulating what's mission-critical

Your team comes to you with a list, and I mean, a BIG list, of initiatives, deliverables and projects. They want to know how to tackle...

Jan 192 min read

What The Lorax and Dr Seuss teaches us about strategic decision-making

The Lorax is one of my favourite kids books. Probably because it is all about short term vs long term thinking, environmental...

Jan 313 min read

Reflections on 2023: The year of mostly being useless

☕ Grab a cuppa and make yourself comfy... this is a longer blog than usual. Ooooh my gosh, was I excited about 2023. In 2022, my...

Oct 17, 20234 min read

Five reasons to crack into a juicy, nutritious, nutty workshop

Anyone who knows me or reads my stuff knows I love a good metaphor 😊 Recently, I was busy organising the brochure and website for my new...

Oct 3, 20234 min read

Strategic thinking, execution, and breakfast choices

I was chatting with a colleague at an event recently. She said, "oh yes we've been trying to get some interest in your programme, but...

Sep 20, 20234 min read

Organisations are like big ships

On this beautiful day I'm watching this container ship creeping out of the harbour, and from my limited knowledge of navigation gleaned...

Jul 6, 20236 min read

How strategic thinking changes everything

I recently had the pleasure of travelling through a Strategic Thinker Development Programme (STDP) intake with someone who found himself...

Apr 27, 20239 min read

Seven things I learnt about strategic thinking from having Covid

After avoiding ‘the’ lurgie for 3 years, it finally found me in February 2023. I was spared any unpleasant cold/flu/respiratory symptoms,...

Dec 15, 20224 min read

Phew! What a year...

I don't know about you, but this year has been a huge one for me. I don't think I'm the only one. It seems like the combination of a lot...

Nov 8, 20224 min read

The muddiest adventure...

Each year I participate in an adventure race with my sister-in-laws. I'm incredibly blessed to have three amazing sister-in-laws who are...

Oct 3, 20223 min read

Complexity - seeing more of our strategic space

Have you ever been in a nasty accident or a near-miss situation? If so, you might have had that experience of your memory of the incident...

Sep 27, 20223 min read

Creativity and breathing

Why is it SO HARD to break away from the status quo?? Have you noticed the magnetic-like attraction we have to the nice, easy,...

Sep 12, 20223 min read

Where have I been?! Swimming amidst a little Chaos

Blog consistency is one thing I've not yet nailed. The past month has been a blur of home and property projects with hard deadlines, the...

Jul 26, 20224 min read

Courage - What's it got to do with being a strategic thinker?

What is the toughest decision you have had to make? And why was it tough? Now think about whether the decision you eventually made was a...