Welcome

Hello and thanks for visiting.  Why not brew yourself a lovely cup of Rooibos and stay a while?  

Whilst foraging, you'll see there's a consistent theme in all I do.  In short, I want to change the way we feel about teaching, learning and education.  
​I want it to be more active, less sedentary.  More levity, less gravity.  

​If that strikes a chord with you, check out my current projects and work I've done in the past.

You can read some of my musings on the blog, listen to my latest audio series or just connect and say howdy.  Welcome.

Articles

The Ritz-Carlton -
​How Do They Get Training So Right?

TRAINING //

The Ritz-Carlton training and development system amply demonstrates what researchers in behavioural and cognitive science have shown for years, which is that adult learners engage or disengage as a direct result of how they feel – about their manager, their environment or the organisation.

Organizational Change - An Intensive Month At Harvard

CHANGE  //

How good can Harvard possibly be anyway? I decided I'd get on a plane and find out. Signing up for the Graduate Certificate in Organizational Behavior at their Extension School, I finished my stand-up comedy set in New York at 2am and headed off to Boston for the 8am class. ​

Leadership Lessons From Literature

Each month I read a classic and distil the leadership lessons into a 4 minute read.

Terrifying Freedom  

“Don’t ever blame yourself for this, this world was never meant for me”. The timestamp on the email showed 47 minutes since my best friend David sent his final ...more...

Listen to the Forest​

In the third century A.D., King Ts’ao was determined his son would learn to become a great leader. He sent him to study under the great master Pan Ku, whose first order was that the boy ...more...

Hero Worship

We love our heroes.  In sports, it’s Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods. Exploration?  Christopher Columbus and Captain James Cook.  Business?  Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch ...more...

About Me

I’ve been doing what I do since around 1995. Along the way, I’ve balanced various roles: as a trainer, copywriter, entrepreneur, singer, advisor, stand-up comedian and speaker.

​I’ve directed and been involved in many projects around the world with corporate, government and education sector organisations.

See a formal resume here.
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