Writing
Notes from the stage
Short essays on leading teams through long change. One a month.
All
Leadership
Change
Speaking

Speaking
What I learned from 300 audiences
Every room teaches you something. Here are the lessons that changed how I write and give a talk.
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6 min read

Change
The month-three problem
Most change programmes do not fail at the start. They fail when the first energy runs out. How to plan for that moment.
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5 min read

Leadership
A Monday routine for tired teams
Three questions, ten minutes, every Monday. The small habit that helps leaders spot trouble early.
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4 min read

Speaking
How to brief a keynote speaker
For event organisers: what to tell your speaker so the talk fits your audience, your theme and your timings.
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7 min read

Leadership
Nobody carries a project alone
The one rule that changed how my teams worked: every piece of work has two names on it. Here is why it matters.
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5 min read

Change
The meeting you should never cancel in a restructure
When everything is changing, leaders cancel the small team meetings first. That is the one thing you should keep.
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5 min read
Hannah Okafor
Built to Bend
Book
Lapel
The book