Field notes
Observations worth
sitting with.
Notes on leadership, organisations, craft and the road. Some begin in assessment rooms or coaching conversations; others arrive with a chisel in hand or miles from home. None pretend to be the final word.
On What Organisations Ask Leaders to Carry
When is a leadership gap truly individual—and when is it also being shaped by the system around the person?
Read the note“I do not think there is a neat choice to be made between individual growth and structural reality. For now, I am inclined to keep both in view. A reflection, not a conclusion.”
You Don’t Always Need a Vision. You Do Need Honesty.
A question I could not answer in my forties changed how I listen to leaders today.
Read the noteWhat Really Shows Up When You Assess Senior Leaders
Many senior leaders are stronger than organisations assume in some areas—and less developed than organisations acknowledge in others.
Read the noteKnots, Grain and the Work of Becoming
Wood rarely reveals everything at the beginning. Neither do people.
Read the noteNot Every Ride Is Yours to Take
Different roads ask different things of the rider. Awareness begins with knowing the road—and knowing oneself.
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