The Map is Not the Territory
All models are wrong. Some models are useful.
The Development of Contradiction
How the mind’s relationship to paradox and contradiction evolves, and the benefits of dialectical thinking
Perception Is Reality — Why Managing It Isn’t Optional
Expectations management applies in every direction, upward to boards and investors, laterally to peers, downward to teams, outward to clients and markets. Substance matters enormously. But substance that goes unrecognised or gets misinterpreted creates no value for anyone.
Stop worrying about “What If”
The fundamental truth is that the outcome of the untaken path is unknowable.
The Value of a Quiet Mind
In a role defined by high-stakes decisions and a continuous onslaught of data, the greatest risk is not missing a piece of information, but reacting to it from a place of emotional agitation.
Essential Complexity
Essential complexity is the principle of reducing a subject not to its simplest possible form, but to the simplest form that remains true to the underlying system.
Is Your Company Suffering from “Should” Sickness?
Freeing your company from the tyranny of what it “should” be doing allows you to build a strategy based on what is actually right for you
Learning from Bad Examples
What lessons have you learned from bad examples?
Letting go of the need to be “right”
A subtle yet powerful shift occurs when you consciously let go of the need to be right. You realize that your attachment to winning the point is often more about your own ego and insecurity than it is about serving the business.
The Cost of Inaction
By framing the cost of inaction with the same rigor we apply to the cost of action, we can break through the analysis paralysis that grips so many organizations
The ‘WYSIATI’ Trap That Sinks M&A Deals
What You See Is All There Is
Why the Best CFOs Live in the Shades of Grey
Navigating the complex trade-offs of modern business requires a comfort with ambiguity and nuanced thought.
A Clear Conscience
There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
Learning from Outliers
Your outliers, both positive and negative, are often the most valuable sources of strategic insight in your entire organization
The Most Dangerous Word in Finance
The quality of your strategy is determined by the quality of the assumptions you’re willing to challenge.
Why Empathy Drives Financial Performance
Financial decisions are always human decisions, and the best ones are made with a deep understanding of their impact.
The Hidden Tax on Your Company’s Performance
The gap between narrative and reality is where value is destroyed.
“Who Are You?”
Business identity comes to life through company culture, and at later stages of business, it is its own entity.
Practical Steps for Ego Development – Part 7
Assessment of ego development level and individual personalized report to support growth, with example benefits
Practical Steps for Ego Development – Part 6
Real world examples of situations facing start-up CEOs and how thinking varies across the ego development levels
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