If you break any technical movement down in sport, the element of backswing exists; in business we habitually mismanage the capacity it creates.

Sand dunes move like organizations: small parts move fast while the larger structure can seem immobile if viewed in the wrong timeframe.

The moment where you demonstrate an ability is the tip of the iceberg; if you are focused on just that, you are missing the significant mass.

A trick that makes you think can be useful. That is no cause, however, to make it out to be more than what it is: a trick.

When so much effort is focused on moving forward with speed, what do you do when you accomplish exactly that?

Leaders preach the concept of creating from nothing. Conceptually, this is valuable. When it comes to the actual creation it is problematic.

A finish line does not signify the end; albeit a significant milestone, it is nonetheless one of many.

Ecologists refrain from overly dramatic or superficially positive reactions to change. Instead they examine the trophic cascade within the ecosystem.

Everything you know, you know because at some point you accepted someone, or something, you trust to be correct. What about when they are wrong?

High performance through a perfectly rounded game is a myth. A myth perpetuated by your cognitive fixation on weakness.

You can look at learning as building with Legos or as sculpting a piece of marble into a statue. The latter is better suited to effective leadership.

Thoughtful leaders are keenly attuned to the legacy which they are cultivating; a simple concept that, in practice, can be painstakingly rigorous.

Newton's Third Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. To fill space, it must be given.

Contracts help define contribution. If you find yourself contributing before defining a contract around how or what to contribute, you skipped a step.

Misalignment is the root of many business challenges. Misappropriated alignment quickly becomes the poisonous antidote.

Getting things done takes action and resolve. Making long-term, sustainable behaviour change involves cognitive pivots.

Raising your hand to wave at someone: not that hard. Raising your hand to speak something imperfect but necessary: painstaking.

Save the trees reminds you that your actions impact the environment. What reminder do you have to remember your actions impact another human?

Pausing to see how far you have come is invaluable; it may even remind you that beginning to walk was the most genius decision you made.