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A blog.
Adaptive acquisition strategy
Adaptive acquisition strategy
Most of us have been on one side or the other. The acquirer or the acquired. We may find out about it when it is all but complete, or be part of the team putting it together.
Merger integration strategies must be adaptive rather than prescriptive. By changing the connections people have with each other, and changing their context, we bring about sustainable organisational change. From this beneficial patterns emerge.
Orienting myself
Orienting Myself
Whenever I arrive somewhere new, whether it be a campsite, an organisation, or a party, I notice my immediate inclination to orient myself.
This piece is about the fractal nature of orientation.
Changing the values of a values-led business
Changing the values of a values-led business
Before it was sold to Block around three years ago, I as part of the leadership team at Cogent. Part of my role was to working on the strategy for the business, and strategic projects that would bring that strategy to life.
This piece is a republishing of something I wrote in 2020, about some of the most filling work I have done.
A constraint thought experiment
A constraint thought experiment
This post was spawned from a previous post about the constraints I chose after being separated, which I wrote about here. The constraint I chose, and still choose, is to be an involved father.
The tyranny of dreams
The tyranny of dreams
I wonder if honesty is the most important trait in a human. If one sought to be honest about the experience of being here as their most important aim, could a life be well lived around that alone?
It would beget a focus on ever-expanding awareness of one's body, one's mind, one's history, and one's context. And then a humble sharing of this expanding awareness in a reflexive, open exploration with others.
Start with Sleep
Start with sleep
What might be the one node of wellbeing that you optimise for? And could it be sleep? Are there some basic things you can do this evening to give yourself a chance at a better night’s sleep?
Within the web of wellbeing, sleep plays a interconnecting role.
Everything is uncertain
Everything is uncertain
What happens when our most deeply held truth crumbles?
What things do we hold as being unshakable certainties?
And what might loosening the grip you have on their certainty enable?
