Introduction Most organisations talk about “managing change.” Fewer talk about fitness for change—the deeper capability that determines whether people can adapt, sustain, and grow through disruption. Change fitness is not about tools, templates, or project plans. It is about people—their beliefs, their thinking, and their capacity to learn new ways of engaging with complexity. Two…
When Reflection Isn’t Enough In leadership development, reflection is often framed as the cornerstone of growth. Leaders are encouraged to “look inward,” “self-assess,” and “become more self-aware.” But what if there are limits to what a system—any system—can perceive about itself? This question isn’t just philosophical. It’s grounded in Kurt Gödel’s Second Incompleteness Theorem, which…
From Better Ideas to Better Execution — A System for Strategic Readiness In a world of accelerating complexity, leaders are told to be agile, resilient, and innovative. But few are given a repeatable system for how to think, decide, and adapt in real time. That’s why I developed the Adaptive Intelligence Cycle™ — a philosophically…
In a world where disruption is the norm, leaders are drowning in ideas. Some are brilliant, some are flawed, and many are untested. The challenge isn’t just finding the truth — it’s knowing which truths will actually help you adapt, survive, and thrive. That’s where three powerful lenses meet: Karl Popper’s falsifiability — the gold…
Mastering yourself is the first step in leading others through change It starts closer to home than you think Change leadership doesn’t begin with a strategy deck or a stakeholder map. It starts inside the leader. Before you can guide others through uncertainty, you need to understand how you respond to it yourself. That’s not…
Change isn’t a single event to “manage.” It’s a capability you can build. The engine we use is Change Fitness — a trainable psychological capacity that lets leaders and teams adapt repeatedly without burning out. Around that engine sit proven theories that reinforce specific parts of the capability. This article shows how those pieces fit…
You’ve poured thousands of hours into your business. You’ve carried the vision, absorbed the risk, and kept moving when others paused. And now—despite all of that—you feel exhausted. You can see what needs to change, but the team resists. The thought of “pushing through” again feels impossible. Burnout isn’t weakness; it’s information. It’s your system…
Organisations, like living species, face constant pressure to survive, grow, and thrive within ever-shifting ecosystems. Drawing on the principles of biological evolution, we can see how businesses cycle through three interconnected phases—exploitation, environmental selection, and responsiveness—before returning to exploitation once more. Understanding this loop reveals why change readiness is the critical skill that underpins long-term…