With strategic planning underway and uncertainty still the backdrop, many leaders are defaulting to what they know best: their expertise. It’s familiar. Reassuring. Safe. But the game has changed, again. Old answers aren’t cutting it. With the advance of AI, knowledge is becoming democratised. E...

It’s Q1. Calendars are packed. Meetings are constant. And if you ask most leaders how things are going, the word you’ll still hear is busy. But here’s what we’re noticing behind the scenes: Busy is becoming a default again and clarity is quietly slipping. Busyness creates the illusion of movemen...

Heading into Q1, we’re seeing a spike in conversation around accountability. And underneath it? A deeper concern: control is creeping back in. When pressure’s on, many leaders default to tighter oversight: more reporting, more approvals, more check-ins. It feels like being across things. But too...

As we step into FY26, we’re seeing hesitation creeping into conversations. Teams holding back. Leaders waiting for alignment that never quite arrives. Momentum quietly stalling. And here’s the irony: many of these teams are already aligned. What they’re missing isn’t direction. It’s hope. Hope i...

Over the last few months, we’ve noticed something creeping back in. The instinct to protect. Leaders holding on just a bit tighter. Team members looking for sign-off before they move. Conversations dialling down the challenge. It’s understandable - protection feels helpful but here’s the thing: ...