Books

Books I've written

Thriving in Complexity (2019)

The Art & Science of Discovering Opportunity in the New Normal

A handbook for harnessing opportunity. Profiles organisations who responded differently to change and unlocks the secrets of success in doing so. Helps you identify and respond to threats and opportunities, create scenarios and experiments, and build organisational agility informed by the future, not just the present and the past.

What The Hell Do We Do Now? (2020)

An Enterprise Guide to COVID-19 and Beyond

2020 was a year of significant disruption. By the end of February, bushfires, protests, drone strikes, impeachments, and stock market crashes had shocked the world. Then COVID arrived. A handbook for the moment you realise the playbook stopped working.

Books that mention me

Accelerate, by Chris Green

A Framework for Business Owners to Create Lasting Success

Futurists like Sohail Inayatullah, Otto Scharmer, and Alex Hagan talk about the difference between "seeing" and "being." When you think about the future, it's not just about forecasting trends, it's about becoming the kind of person who can meet what's coming.

Shift, by Meredith Wilson

Everyday Actions Leaders Can Take to Shift Culture

My friend, Alex Hagan, writes and speaks on complexity, confusion and change in the New Normal. He argues that strategies need to be adjusted and keep evolving, and he's right.

Lead Smart, by Dermot Crowley

How to Build and Lead Highly Productive Teams

Featured as a case study (or perhaps a cautionary tale, you decide) of an Analyser, someone who prioritises managing their focus over managing their time or energy.

Team Think, by Bryan Whitefield

How Teams Make Great Decisions

References a conversation about applying Systems Mapping and Systems Thinking.

Business by Design, by Chris Green

Take Your Business from Chaos and Overwhelm to Scalable and Rewarding

Alex Hagan, in his book Thriving in Complexity, defines strategy as "a high-level plan to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty." He then notes that, "many [businesses] forget about the conditions of uncertainty."

The Humane Workplace, by Amanda Sterling

References me in regards to Strategic Workforce Planning, including the Masterplan Conference I co-founded in 2014, and a case study of work I did with New Zealand Police.

It's Not (All) Your Fault, by Sharon Podobnik

Self-Help and the Individualization of Oppression

"A man with kind eyes" doing yoga in California. Thanks for the compliment, Sharon.

Acknowledgements

A few authors have been generous enough to mention me in their acknowledgements:

- Marketing Me — Nina Christian - Inside Out: Why Leadership Starts With You — Deb Bailey - They Serve Like We Lead — Monique Richardson - The Platform Owners Guidebook — Shane Williams - Go-getter — Emma McQueen

Know of one missing? Let me know.