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BETTER, FASTER, STUCK: WHY AI ISN’T WORKING AND WHAT TO DO NEXT

“Better, faster outcomes is the point. AI just exposes the truth.” The problem isn’t your AI. It’s your operating model. Every board is asking about AI. Every budget has an AI line. And yet the core business metrics barely move.…
Posted on 7th April, 2026
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BECOMING THE CHIEF UNBLOCKING OFFICER

Your Most Important Evolution There's a moment in every serious transformation when the organisation finally finds its stride. Not the kind announced in town halls. The real kind. The kind that shows up as momentum, as decisions made closer to…
Posted on 4th March, 2026
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STOP THE STRATEGIC DRIFT – GET ALIGNED FOR BETTER RESULTS

Is your strategy stuck in the slow lane? Most businesses don't fail because they lack a plan. They fail because everyone's working to a different one. If your purpose is fuzzy, your priorities are scattered, and every month feels like…
Posted on 4th February, 2026
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Purpose Is Power: Why Mission and Vision Are Holding You Back

The moment Patagonia announced that every dollar of future profit would be redirected to the planet, most of the corporate world gasped. Not because of the legal gymnastics or the audacity of the act, but because of the precision. Purpose,…
Posted on 5th January, 2026
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Adaptability & Agility – The Rebel’s Blueprint for Better, Faster Outcomes

Let’s cut to the chase Most organisations are built for comfort, not for speed. They worship stability, idolise predictability, and cling to tired processes like a toddler to a blanket. In today’s world, that’s not just outdated, it’s reckless. How…
Posted on 24th October, 2025
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THE INFLUENCE ILLUSION: Why Your “Powerful” Leaders Are Actually Powerless (And What Real Influence Looks Like)

Quick Look: The Brutal Truth The Problem: Most organisational "power" is performative bullshit – all theatre, no substance. Your leaders confuse authority with influence and wonder why change initiatives die faster than houseplants in a vampire's lair The Reality: True…
Posted on 2nd October, 2025
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PART 3: YOUR FERRARI ENGINE NEEDS A MODERN CHASSIS – STOPBOLTING INNOVATION TO INDUSTRIAL-AGE INFRASTRUCTURE

The Infrastructure Reality Check So you've started breaking those soul-crushing routines and genuinely empowering your people. Everyone's fired up, ready to take ownership and make things happen. Fantastic. But what if your underlying structures, tech, and team setups are still…
Posted on 2nd October, 2025
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PART 2: STOP TALKING ABOUT EMPOWERMENT AND ACTUALLY DO IT –YOUR CULTURE DEPENDS ON IT

The Empowerment Charade Needs to Die Every corporate drone is regurgitating the same tired mantras about "empowering their teams" while micromanaging them into oblivion. It's time to get real about what empowerment actually means – not the fairytale version peddled…
Posted on 2nd October, 2025
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BREAKING ORGANISATIONAL INERTIA PART 1: WAKE THE F*** UP – YOUR COMFORTABLE ROUTINES ARE KILLING YOU

A 3-Part Rebellion Against Corporate Mediocrity Why Your "Well-Oiled Machine" is Actually a Rusted Relic Let's cut through the corporate bollocks, shall we? Your organisation isn't a well-oiled machine –it's a zombie shambling through the same tired routines, wondering why…
Posted on 2nd October, 2025
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Why Your Network is Your Net Worth

(And Why Most C-Suite Networks Are Worthless) The uncomfortable truth about executive networking that nobody wants to admit Let's cut through the LinkedIn motivational bullshit for a moment. Yes, your network is your net worth. But if your network consists…
Posted on 2nd October, 2025
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Part 2: The PerfectRebel Blueprint: How to Make AI Actually Pay Off

In Part 1 of our no-BS guide, we ripped off the glossy veneer of AI hype to expose the uncomfortable truth: companies are burning mountains of cash on AI initiatives that deliver nothing but PowerPoint slides and empty promises. We…
Posted on 15th July, 2025
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Part 1: Beyond the BS: How to Make AI Actually Pay Off(Instead of Setting Fire to Your Money)

Let's cut the crap about AI, shall we? The tech world is having a collective orgasm over artificial intelligence, but here's the stone-cold truth: most companies are wasting obscene amounts of money on AI initiatives that deliver jack shit in…
Posted on 4th July, 2025
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THE PRIORITISATION PARADOX: (How to Stop Your Organisation From Running Around Like Headless Chickens)

Quick Look: The Brutal Truth Opportunity: Unlock significantly better, faster, and more impactful results by finally mastering prioritisation instead of just talking about it like it's your company's version of Bigfoot – everyone claims to have seen it, but no…
Posted on 9th June, 2025
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THE ART OF MEASUREMENT: SLOW DOWN TO SPEED UP AND WHY MOST FOLKS START TRANSFORMATION IN THE WRONG DAMN PLACE

Quick Look: What's the Real Deal? The Goal: Actually speed up your transformation and reach high performance that sticks, by having the balls to figure out exactly where you're starting from FIRST The Problem: So much effort, time, and cash…
Posted on 14th May, 2025
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THE BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: WHEN 100 C-SUITE REBELS RECLAIMED THEIR FIRE

"We're not asking for permission. We're not waiting for approval. We're taking the future by its throat and reshaping it." THE REVOLUTION WAS LIVE The question is – where the hell were you? 100 C-Suite leaders. One secret location. Zero…
Posted on 9th April, 2025
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Above the Clouds – The Power of Inspirational Leaders

In our first blog, we tore the heads off those leadership teddy bears we all pretend to love. You know the ones — narcissistic, impenetrable ego-monsters masquerading as "visionaries" while their businesses slowly circle the drain. Now it's time to…
Posted on 21st March, 2025
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The Fast-Food Diet Didn’t Work… But That Doesn’t Mean Quit…

Your Product Transformation Failed. Now What? Spoiler alert: Renaming your project managers to "product owners" isn't actually transformation Let's talk about that "move to product" thing you tried. You know, the one that crashed and burned harder than your New…
Posted on 12th March, 2025
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Starting Less to Finish More: The Art of Getting Sh*t Done

Want to know why your business isn’t delivering? You’re trying to do too damn much. Ever seen this one? Leadership announces the next big strategic initiative. Everyone’s bouncing off the walls with excitement. Customer value! Innovation! Digital transformation! Then some smart-ass…
Posted on 4th March, 2025
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Embracing the digital drive

PS it’s not all about the tech A timely truth bomb for the techies: it ain’t all about the tech. The shiny AI, the gleaming new dashboard, the polished bits and bytes – it’s intoxicating stuff. But without the right…
Posted on 19th February, 2025
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A revolution in remit | Dear CFO – it’s time to break the chains

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.”  ~ Peter Drucker  Progress doesn’t wait for next fiscal period  Static funding, rigid cycles, fiscal gatekeeping … ahh the salad days of…
Posted on 19th February, 2025
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The Great British Productivity Crisis: Time to Unleash Your Business

Let’s cut through the corporate BS: Most businesses are lying to themselves about being customer focused. They’re trapped in a maze of pointless meetings, blame games, and soul-crushing governance processes that have nothing to do with delivering actual value to…
Posted on 19th February, 2025
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Fur coat and nae knickers

Culture eats strategy for breakfast In our industry that breakfast quote’s like a Beyonce-level megahit.Attributed to management guru Peter Drucker, the quote effectively says that business strategy is doomed to fail unless company culture can accept and encourage it.And sweet…
Posted on 19th February, 2025
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Three things your leader probably isn’t

Tell your boss they’re wrong and watch what happens Leadership. Can’t think why we’re talking about this right now. Oh wait … Like people, businesses can have a muddled view of leadership. The character traits we seem to value in…
Posted on 19th February, 2025
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