In Praise of Followership
Why high-performing teams aren’t just built on great leaders — but great team mates too. We talk endlessly about leadership — and often forget the other half of the equation. Followership. It’s not a popular word. It sounds passive. Junior. Less important. But in my experience, the best teams — whether on the battlefield, in…
Avoiding Ambushes: Leading Change Effectively
In private equity-backed businesses, change isn’t just a part of the job — it is the job. Delivering a value creation plan inevitably requires rapid evolution: new systems, restructured teams, revised strategies, and different ways of working. The challenge isn’t whether change is necessary — it’s how to execute it in a way that sticks.…
Breaking the Silo Mentality?
Since leaving the Royal Marines, I have spent three years in industry and experienced the leadership, culture and working environment of a number of companies. One thing that has always struck me is the discussion about the ‘silo mentality’. I have heard so many people talk about it that I started to think it was…
