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Film
#222: A director, two poets and a short story…
Dear friends Let’s get to it… /strategyI love interviews. The dialogue between a skilled questioner and an intriguing guest is a wonderful format for revealing insight. My favourites are The Paris Review’s…
#138: Connection and Hope
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…
#132: Lessons From Pixar
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…
#130: Spark And Fire: Some Lessons From The Best
The Spark and Fire podcast profiles some of the world’s great creatives. Host, June Cohen, is also a creative pioneer. She is the CEO and co-founder of the award-winning media company, Wait…
Unlocking excellence: Lessons from Michelin
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…
#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 writing helps them see the…
Working With Soul
Last week Sihle Nontshokweni celebrated the fact that her children’s book, Wanda, which she had co-authored with Mathabo Tlali had received its first international review. They wrote the book to “encourage young children to love themselves…
The Power of Listening
Last week’s email reflected on how psychologically unsafe environments destroy value by silencing people or, more insidiously, by creating conditions in which people do not feel safe to speak and so silence…
Robert Iger’s 15 Years Leading Disney
At the end of last year my sunglasses were removed from my, often-forgotten-to-be-locked, car. The desire to avoid adding a summer squint to my Zoom stare led me to The Oculus.…