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Resilience
307: The Life Cycle of a CEO
Good morning friends One of this letter’s joys is that frequently books are delivered with notes that read, “Love your newsletter; think you might enjoy this”. Claudius Hildebrand and Robert…
298: Inventing Peace
Good morning, dear friends /strategyMany of you will know Kevin Kelly’s pretty famous 2008 blog post, A 1,000 True Fans. He argues, “To be a successful creator you don’t need millions.…
292: How We Murder Our Dreams
Dear Friends For several years, I have told you to buy Banele Vakele’s Tembela wines. Despite my wine vocabulary consisting of yum, meh and never again, it appears my advice is…
250: Avoiding Handover Headaches. Gregg Popovich. Finding the right moment
Good morning good people If a friend forwarded you today’s letter, and you enjoy it, you can subscribe here. If you know someone struggling with handover headaches or perhaps needing…
248: Oreos. Meera Sodha and Getting Started. RF Kuang and Making History.
Good morning dear friends I hope you’re well. It is book prize season. This week, the 2025 Orwell Prize for political writing announced their finalists. You can find them here.…
244: Build Buffers, Be Better
Good morning friends This time is hard. Every day, we are bombarded and destabilised. Whilst the world undoubtedly needs disruption, we have more than enough resources to ensure that no…
#233: Listen to the signals
Good morning good people As always, thank you for being here. You can read past editions of the newsletter here and find our favourite quotations here. Time Out Magazine released their…
#231: Daniel Pink’s To Sell is Human, Pt 2
Good morning dear friends This is 2024’s final letter. This year’s favourite letters were How To Listen Better, Love &, Stay in Your Comfort Zone and How To Be Effective,…
#228: How to be buoyant
Good morning good people Yesterday, after months of rain (for which we are grateful) and weeks of wind, summer arrived on the Cape Peninsula. Gaudy neon ribbons of runners and…
#214: Settle Into Your Comfort Zone
Dear friends During the pandemic, I received an email from one of my favourite independent bookstores, Cape Town’s The Book Lounge, with an unusual proposition – ‘send us an email…
#210: The Inner Work of Leadership: Caring for Yourself and Others
Good morning friends Today is more essay than letter. It’s a bit long. I apologise, but is about your self-care, about self-care for leaders. It needed the words. I’d love to…
#207: Leadership Lessons from Caster Semenya
Dear friends Today’s letter meditates on leadership lessons from Caster Semenya’s The Race to Be Myself. It breaks format and is longer than usual. I think it’s worth it. In…