When people hear stories like this, they usually assume there must be something dramatic behind it... ideology, money, espionage, or some grand cause. In reality, this one began with something familiar to all of us: a workplace squabble. In this clip, I tell the story of Joshua Schulte, a highly skilled CIA cyber warrior whose actions caused huge damage to his employer, one of the most secure organisations in the world; not because of politics or principle, but because of a b

We spend a lot of time in organisations talking about strategy, values, purpose, and performance, yet we spend remarkably little time talking about the feelings that make these things happen. In this clip, taken from a reading at the launch of The Emotional Life of Organisations, I use a simple analogy to show that theory isn’t quite the same as reality. You can read endlessly about farming, study different breeds of cows, and absorb all the theory you like, but nothing prepa

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(Hint: It's not logic or process.) We like to believe the workplace runs on rational decision-making and clear procedures. But beneath...

🎤 Why do great ideas get ignored? You might be brilliant at what you do, but influence takes more than logic and data. At the 2025 CPD...

In 2024, a disgruntled CIA hacker leaked 34 terabytes of secrets to WikiLeaks. He wasn’t paid. He wasn’t blackmailed. He was angry. He...

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The tree’s up, the lights are twinkling, and someone’s already eaten half the Quality Street—so it’s officially the season of joy and...

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I have had the pleasure of joining Patrick Daly on his Interlinks podcast , where we explored themes from my book, 'The Saboteur at...

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Often, we jump to solutions like performance management or referring them to an Employee Assistance Program. But what if we paused for a...

I recently spoke about influence and persuasion at the Engage24 conference in London.  Here’s what I covered:  👉 Kurt Lewin’s classic...