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Life can feel unbearable
Life can feel unbearable when my focus stays only on myself. My problems begin to look larger than they truly are, and it feels as if there is no way out. But something changes when I lift my eyes and look around. I start to notice people carrying burdens far heavier...
Battles are not won merely by applying brute force
Battles are not won merely by applying brute force.Brute force works only occasionally — usually when the opponent is much weaker. Most battles are won by changing the variables so that the outcome begins to favour us.That is strategy first, followed by strength and...
Protecting digital assets
Building assets and protecting them are two very different disciplines. Both are equally important. If we keep building assets but make no plan to maintain and protect them, it is only a matter of time before we lose them. When that happens, we also lose the effort...
Internal customers are expensive
Internal customers are expensive. In many organisations we create internal customers.IT serves internal customers with devices and systems.Finance serves internal customers in Operations by posting invoices, processing procurement and managing payments. It sounds...
Strengths and weaknesses can mislead
Both my strengths and weaknesses can mislead me if I begin to associate my identity with them. For example, if my strength is the ability to learn quickly and I start believing that I can always pick things up at the last minute, that strength quietly begins to work...
Frequency provides context
Frequency — the number of times something actually happens — is one of the most valuable metrics for gaining clarity and context in anything we observe or analyse. Consider a few examples. “This virus is deadly and a major threat to human life.”The real question is:...
Know the role you have been given
Two countries go to war. Some people watch from the sidelines and start betting on who will win.Some panic and rush to move their families to safety.Some travel to the battlefield, seeing it as a chance to serve their homeland.Some analyse the financial markets,...
True leaders
Kids naturally look for what is there for them. When they are at home, they search for something to eat or something to play with. When they go to a shopping centre, they look around for what they might get. Their attention revolves around nourishment, comfort and...
Power still dictates
Our modern civilisation paints a vivid picture of equality, justice, and fairness.Ideas such as human equality, gender equality, free speech, and freedom of expression are presented as signs that we now live in a far more civilised society. Yet beneath this surface...
Power is a tool
As leaders we possess power. The power of chain of command. The power to influence, to make decisions, to challenge, and to create change. Power has a special purpose. It exists to channel the energy of our people and direct it toward the mission. However, power comes...
Right seeds are rarely planted in comfort
Sacrifices I make today are seeds I am sowing.My restraint, discipline, and dedication to the mission are watering those seeds. In time, they may bear the fruit of prosperity and wellbeing. In simple terms, I am choosing discomfort today for strength tomorrow. Yet our...
Designing a system where the right things happen by design
Teamwork dissolves imaginary silos. It aligns people around a shared mission instead of personal agendas. When we put aside the hunger for credit, praise, and pride, we create space to contribute together and focus on what truly matters—the next meaningful outcome....
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