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305: Silence Ain’t Always Golden
Dear Friends I love silence. The Karoo’s stillness. Early morning Okavango broken by a Fish Eagle’s call. I wake most days at 05h00. Frequently, I’ll wake at 03h00 to listen to…

273: Lego Friends. Sarah Jessica Parker. Richard Powers.
Good morning dear friends In today’s letter: If you enjoy this week’s letter, please share it with colleagues and friends. They can subscribe [here]. /strategyIn his truly excellent A New…

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…

#234: “Winning should be at the heart of any strategy”
Good morning good people The Cape’s summer swelter has arrived. In recent days the mercury has nudged 40c, but I remain a red wine lover, so I asked one of…

It Is Your Choice. You Can Choose.
Hello friends There’s a lot to say today, so let’s get to it… / STRATEGY The seeds were planted as I read London Business School Professor Gary Hamel and Michele…

Businesses Are Not Machines, Nor Are You.
As South Africa came out of our fifth week of lockdown sometime in May last year, I took the decision to stop reading COVID news. I was frazzled by the…
