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Essays on leadership, power and institutional health. Published whenever there's something worth saying, not to a schedule. Each argues a position and none of them hedge.

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Latest11 February 2026

The Presence Paradox: Why the WFH Debate is a Leadership Failure.

The 'Work From Home' war is not about where we sit. It is a referendum on modern leadership, and right now many leaders are failing the test.

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26 January 2026

The Insularity Trap: Why Rolling Back DEI is a Mistake.

True DEI was never about exclusion; it is about opening doors. Retreating now doesn't just weaken an organisation internally; it validates a dangerous new crisis of insularity.

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