Apr 29, 2026
Kokorogamae is one of those Japanese ideas that sounds ancient, but lands right in the middle of modern business. It means clarifying your true intention before you act. In leadership, sales, supplier relationships, and corporate culture, that intention leaks out in everything we do. People notice. Clients notice. Staff...
Apr 8, 2026
Leadership sounds simple until you realise it is full of tensions. The real work is not choosing one side and ignoring the other; it is learning how to hold competing truths at the same time. Great leaders need process and freedom, accountability and experimentation, personal output and people development. That...
Apr 1, 2026
Business is stressful at the best of times. Add a pandemic, war-driven supply shocks, rising energy prices, inflation, and recession fears, and leaders can quickly feel like they are carrying the whole enterprise on their back. That instinct is understandable, but it is also dangerous.
In tough markets, leaders are...