Good morning friends At the end of 2025, Eben Etzebeth released his biography, Unlocked. Etzebeth is South African rugby’s most capped player. In fact, he is one of the most capped players in all of rugby history. He has two…
Good morning dear friends This community loves learning, loves reading, loves books. You understand that different perspectives create richer possibilities. You’ll love this list – acclaimed Zimbabwean novelist, Tsitsi Dangarembga’s favourite African novels. Whilst speaking of African authors, this is one…
Will Guidara’s Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect is the inspiration for this week’s letter. Roger Martin, co-author of Playing to Win, one of the world’s best strategy books, describes it as, “One of…
Dear friends Leadership is often mistaken for position or expertise. It is neither. It is a way of being. The work of leadership is how we choose to live. /selfToday, we start with self. Our stepping stone is Audre Lorde’s…
Dear Friends Just four years ago, most of the world was in lockdown. In the next twenty-four months many of us lost loved ones, and some of us were grievously ill. In February 2021, I turned to physician and sociologist Nicholas Christakis’s…
Dear Friends After last week’s letter, I received several emails sharing memories of other grandfathers who’d served in WW2 and other conflicts. Each email reflected on the pain that lived on decades past the war. William Bird alerted me…
Good morning friends PWC’s 2024 Global CEO Survey notes that forty-five per cent of the CEOs surveyed believe their company will not be viable in ten years if they don’t change. Given the importance of leading change, I asked Constance…
The more inclusive a society, the more it is perceived as a just society; and just societies are safer for everyone. Simply put, the pursuit of inclusion is in everyone’s interest” – David Sengeh Good morning my friends We live…
I took advantage of last week’s writing break to enjoy Cape Town’s continued clinging to summer. Although the mornings are now dark and some days are rain-drenched, others are temperate and clear-skyed. After February’s intense heat and dramatic wind, the…