Innovation Isn’t a Brainstorm. It’s a Behavior.
Last week a leader told me, “I need my team to be more innovative.” I hear that a lot. And when I dig a little deeper, what they usually mean is: We want better ideas. More strategic thinking. Less reactivity, more initiative. All fair. But here’s...
The Last Fish and Chips
The last fish and chips got me. Not because it was life-changing fish and chips. It really wasn’t. But because it was the last one. We leave Oxford at the end of this week, and I’ve been noticing all the little lasts. One more trip into London to see a friend. A few...
Not Every Gargoyle Is a Gargoyle – What Oxford’s stone carvings taught me about misreading team tension
Since arriving in Oxford, I’ve become slightly obsessed with gargoyles. Or… what I thought were gargoyles. The 13th- and 14th-century buildings here are covered in faces, monsters, mythical creatures, and bits of nature carved into stone. I find myself constantly...
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