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The context. When you operate in an extremely competitive sector - becoming more transactional by the minute - flexibility and adaptability were never optional. They were survival, and the only path to growth. You might assume that working for a large global brand would offer insulation from fierce competition and rapidly changing economic conditions, but that wasn’t always the case particularly if HQ views slow-growing geographies as a drain on resources, preferring to inves

Leaders are so focused on delivering and steering their divisions and teams that we may underestimate some of the less obvious impacts.  I'd like to invite reflection on a few. Let’s start with silence .  Do we truly understand the cost of silence?  I know we don’t necessarily embrace whinging or complaining, and often in these scenarios our hands may be tied, or there isn't much that can be done due to regulations and governance, or we'd just prefer people bring possibilitie

I Chasing the Norther Lights, Norway January 2026. I've been quiet lately, intentionally. Not only did I limit social time in 2025, but for the first time in 7+ years we had a month long family holiday. It was designed as a bucket list trip as I knew it most likely would be the last family holiday given we now live with an 18 and 23 yro who we’ve encouraged to venture out into the world. So we did it all - White Christmas, Christmas markets, top of Europe, Matterhorn, NYE on

Have you found yourself feeling a bit... 🤔 flat, stressed, challenged, or possibly even burnt out? 🔥 If so, you’re not alone. We all...