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#118: Being Great At Work
Happy Sunday The process behind today’s letter was a bit bumpy. In April, I bookmarked this Wisdom from the Top podcast on performance at work. Guy

#117: Creativity in business
Good morning friends The last week has been filled with wonder. Matthew Hindley’s spectacular works Absent Minded Feeling and Fountain & Fountain form part of an Everard

#116: Take A Starter Step
Good morning friends If this is the first time you’re reading this letter, you can subscribe here and learn more about my coaching practice here. This week The

#115: Compassion And Performance
Good morning friends Don’t you love this vintage Borghesani wooden robot bar? That’s my kind of AI 😊 A few weeks ago, I introduced you to

#114: Angélique Kidjo, Ed Catmull, John McPhee And Skin
Good morning friend Mindfulness practitioners guide us to smell the smells, see the shapes and feel the textures of the world. Writers tell us that

#113: Know Your Story
Good morning my friends I’ve had a fun week watching South Africans popping up all over the global stage. Cape Town illustrator, Russel Abrahams contributed the editorial illustration to

#112: Thank You Jim Collins!
Two weeks ago, we spent a few days in Seaforth, Simonstown. It is a small suburb that hugs Boulders Beach sanctuary, home to the African

#111: Creating Culture
Good morning If you’ve been reading for a while, you know that this letter is shaped by my coaching. Every week I meet nine or

#110: Trends At Work
Good morning friends Before we get started today, a few practical things. First, I won’t be writing to you next weekend. I will be taking

Finding Your Voice
There’s a world in which finding my voice would mean me confidently wearing Kuboraum’s whacky Venetian-inspired frames. In other words, not any time soon. Far more

Building Your Brand
I have had a wonderful week reviewing my reading list. As always, I asked some trusted people for their recommendations. Mervyn Sloman, the owner of

Courage
I started building my coaching practice a mere six months before the pandemic hit our world. It’s meant that I have had this peculiar experience

Connecting With Customers
I got a little enthusiastic with this week’s topics, so we’ve got to jump right into it. It’s a bit long today. I think it’s

Pragmatism and Hope
The Cape Town good news continues. This week the Goodman Gallery announced it would be hosting a show with the famed Ghanian sculptor, El Anatsui. The show, entitled

Operational Excellence
Two weeks ago, I told you that the letter had written itself. Today’s letter most certainly didn’t. I have struggled. There are successes and joy