The letter was born watching Gina Prince-Bythewood and Viola Davis’ The Woman King. The film’s joy is witnessing a Pan-African cast create magic together. Its pain is the history it reminds us of. Nevertheless, I left hopeful. Bythewood and Davis…
Good morning everyone Our last two letters zoomed in on the serious job of starting a new job. If you missed them, you’ll find them here. Today, we zoom out to creativity and curiosity. As you know, I love seeing…
Ed Catmull co-founded Pixar, the business that changed how we experience movies. His book Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, is one of the best that I have read about leading and building…
Good morning You’ll remember that earlier this year I dived into the basics of running effective organisations. I did so because we are all confronting profound uncertainty. And, in uncertainty, the most powerful strategy is to build resilience, to ensure that…
Good morning everyone It is good to be back. I have missed writing to you. I hope that you had a good break. If this is the first time you’re reading Strategy, Soul and Self – welcome! Here are the…
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 penguin. You know that you’re in a special place when the instructions for the rental…
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 ten people. We explore the opportunities and challenges that they face in their lives and…
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 a short break. Second, if like me, you find your body getting stiffer from too…
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 Cape Town’s fantastic The Book Lounge, made these non-fiction and fiction recommendations. Then, Prof Sarah Mosoetsa, CEO of the National Institute for…
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 of creating a new way of living and working during an extraordinarily unstable time. All…
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 worth it. I hope that you agree. But before we do, we must pause to…
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 Freedom, is a rare opportunity for South African audiences to see work that is typically…