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The Lounge

A regular note for leaders who want signal over noise — judgement, leadership under pressure, and the practical discipline of making decisions that hold.

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In each issue you’ll receive

  • A deeper dive into one leadership or decision question I’ve been thinking about
  • Books, ideas, and references shaping how I see the world (and why)
  • Short decision prompts you can actually use (not “reflection” theatre)
  • Occasional notes from the rooms: what changes when pressure rises
  • Advance notice of events and releases when relevant

This is not a blog recap. It’s the writing behind the work — quiet, direct, and consequential.

Why it exists

Because most leadership writing avoids the real problem.

Leaders don’t fail because they lack information. They fail because pressure distorts judgement, language weakens, and the organisation starts making decisions it can’t sustain.

The Lounge is where I name those patterns plainly — without theatre — and offer a cleaner frame for action.

Good fit if…

  • You’re tired of “content” and want thinking you can use
  • You lead people, capital, or consequence
  • You value precision, not performance
  • You want language that holds up under scrutiny

If the decisions are real, the input should be too.

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