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Leadership
·5 min read
·May 2026
This Is Why I Don't Do Interviews Anymore
The interview trap — why exploratory chats become consulting therapy, and what I do instead. On diagnostic conversations, working sessions, and why the first meeting sets the tone for everything that follows.
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Games Organisations Play
Ten of the most common organisational scripts — mapped across declared value, intended behaviour, and actual behaviour. The full diagnostic table from The Hidden Gap with commentary on what each pattern costs and how to interrupt it.
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Transformation Fatigue Is Not a People Problem
Why change initiatives keep stalling — and why the answer is rarely more communication, more workshops, or more management attention. On the values gap that sits beneath every failed transformation.
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You Can't Declare Psychological Safety Into Existence
Why "this is a safe space" is often the least safe thing a leader can say — and what actually creates the conditions where honesty becomes possible.
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