Field notes

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...

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...

Jan 26, 20237 min read

What I'm All About, What You're All About, And Why It Matters.

Bring on 2023! Wow, it's amazing what a month's holiday can do! I hope you're all coming back feeling as refreshed as I do, even if you...

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...

Jun 13, 20222 min read

Creating a common language and why strategic thinking is not just for CEO's

Gosh, it's so easy to lose sight of priorities when everything seems urgent, isn't it?? I'm working with an organisation at the moment...

Nov 12, 20203 min read

What use is strategic thinking? | Deciding

Most of us are paid to think. We are paid to make decisions, and decisions require thinking. The better our thinking, the better our...

Jun 2, 20203 min read

Help! My boss wants a strategy and I don’t know where to start

I know how you feel. I was in your shoes once. I was starting with the question “What even is strategy??” I read books, and I looked...