AUTHOR

Two books on leadership, written the hard way and the fun way.

Twenty-five years leading technology transformation across major UK financial services organisations, distilled into one book about why change fails, and a second about what eighteen fictional managers get right and wrong.

Like Putting Roller Skates on a Hippo

Why organisational change fails, and what to do instead.

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Lead Like Nobody's Watching

What eighteen fictional leaders reveal about managing real people.

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FREE QUIZ · TWO MINUTES

FROM THE BOOK LEAD LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING

Which fictional leader are you?

Eighteen managers, from a starship captain to a sandwich shop chef. Answer thirteen questions about how you actually lead, and find out which one you are — the exemplars and the cautionary tales both count.

QUESTION 1 OF 13

YOUR RESULT

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Free tools

Free tools for people who'd rather move the hippo

A 20-question change diagnostic, conversation scripts, templates and a leadership worksheet from the books. Use them online, or join the list for the printable toolkit and a team activity.

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