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The era of smart thinking is over.
Intelligence has been democratised. Analytic thought is so cheap it’s worthless. The kind of strategic rigour that used to be a genuine edge can now be produced at the click of a button.
The game has moved up a level — to the era of charismatic thinking.
Strategic ideas that aren’t only effective, but that are also bold, meaningful, opinionated, and heartfelt in a way that only the human touch can produce. Ideas that don’t just “make sense”, but that build movements behind them.
My talks are about this new era of business strategy — what it looks like, what it demands of leaders, and why the companies that embrace it will leave the merely competent in the dust.
how I do it
My work can be adapted to all different types of event, including:
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Intimate Leadership Retreats
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Internal Company
Conferences
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Major Industry
Events
Major themes of my talks include:
The Charismatic Business
Why competence is now a commodity, and why the businesses that win from here will be those with the vision, boldness, and flair that no AI can generate
Becoming the Only Not the Best
How markets actually work, and why the goal isn’t to be
better than the competition — it’s to make them irrelevant
Strategy as Artistry
Why the best strategies aren’t the most analysed but
the most creative — and how to go beyond what’s
sensible into what’s magnetic
Leading in the AI Era
Why the leader’s role is shifting from smartest person
in the room to the one with taste, conviction, and the
courage to be different
The Charismatic Business
Why competence is now a commodity, and why the businesses that win from here will be those with the vision, boldness, and flair that no AI can generate
Becoming the Only Not the Best
How markets actually work, and why the goal isn’t to be better than the competition — it’s to make them irrelevant
Strategy as Artistry
Why the best strategies aren’t the most analysed but the most creative — and how to go beyond what’s sensible into what’s magnetic
Leading in the AI Era
Why the leader’s role is shifting from smartest person in the room to the one with taste, conviction, and the courage to be different
Whether delivered as a webinar, workshop, keynote, or retreat, these are essential ideas for leaders who refuse to settle for competent.