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299: The Nvidia Story: Stephen Witt’s The Thinking Machine
Dear friends You’ll remember, I hope, that this year’s newsletter schedule is a little different: it arrives weekly for three months, then doesn’t for a month. That is because I…
275: Magic Bullets. Founder’s Mindset. Fela Kuti.
Dear friends, Today is the year’s last letter. We will gather here again on 18 January 2026. It is ‘best books of 2025’ season. My favourite lists are the Financial…
263: Jennifer Pahlka. Amy Edmondson. Albert Einstein
Good morning dear friends Four years ago, Jerome September, the University of the Witwatersrand’s Dean of Student Affairs, started a postgraduate reading club. This year they’ve been reading No Last…
253: Quartermain’s Safari Camp. Think with the world. Act.
Dear friends First, I must apologise. A few weeks ago, one of my favourite young winemakers, Banele Vakele released his most recent vintage and I didn’t tell you. My fussy…
#227: How to Listen Better
Dear Friends First, an announcement. From Thursday, my parents are visiting what is a currently a windy Southern Peninsula (the whales seem to be hiding out or have left) and so…
#216: Find Your X-Factor
Good morning friends Thank you for your generous comments and reflections marking the fifth anniversary of my coaching practice. Today, we’ll get straight to it. /strategyLast week, I introduced you to Verne…
#215: Scaling Up, Embracing Complexity and Five Years of Coaching
Dear friends I launched my coaching practice five years ago. This week, with a measure of curiosity, I asked ChatGPT to summarise my clients reviews of our work. I did…
#205: Your 2024 Survival Guide
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.…