Planning or trying to create certainty? The workplace often rewards future thinking. We are encouraged to be strategic, ambitious, agile and prepared. We create development plans, succession plans, workforce plans and transformation plans. But there is a difference between preparing thoughtfully and trying to predict every possible outcome. When things feel uncertain, future thinking can become an attempt to manufacture certainty. We mentally rehearse conversations, stud

A collaboration with Newton Thompson on race, allyship and the everyday work of inclusion This piece was originally written in 2020, in the days following the murder of George Floyd. I have revisited it in 2026 because while some of the language and conversations around race have moved on, the experiences Newton shared with me, and the responsibility they place on all of us, remain deeply relevant. In 2020, I watched the footage of George Floyd. Like millions of people around

I'm fascinated by people and relationships. I've made them a huge part of both my professional and voluntary life. What is the magic that makes one relationship work? What makes another crash and burn? Why do some leaders bring out the best in people while others sometimes with perfectly good intentions - close people down? Humble Inquiry helped me understand something fundamental:Curiosity changes relationships.