How to Run Meetings Your Team Actually Looks Forward To
What if your team actually looked forward to your weekly meetings? In this episode, Barrie sits down with the vibrant and insightful Natasha (Tash) Nass, CEO and founder of jane doe — a creative powerhouse on a mission to help brands find their true identity. Having...
Thought Nuggets || September || 2025
Really interesting (to me) ‘Thought Nuggets’ I’ve read, watched or listened to this past month. Things that helped me think a little harder, and learn a little more. Meet the women who turned beach cleanups into a global movement – and what was...
Thought Nuggets || August || 2025
Really interesting (to me) ‘Thought Nuggets’ I’ve read, watched or listened to this past month. Things that helped me think a little harder, and learn a little more. Hybrid: The Format That Leaves Me Split I’ve been reflecting on why I find hybrid...
Thought Nuggets || July || 2025
Really interesting (to me) ‘Thought Nuggets’ I’ve read, watched or listened to this past month. Things that helped me think a little harder, and learn a little more. Dozens of rhinos relocated from SA reach Rwanda after two-day journey The...
The Meeting as a Mirror – A conversation with Dr Jean Cooper
I recently sat down with long time friend, psychologist, adventurer, and long-time student, Dr Jean Cooper, to chat about the unseen forces that influence people, teams, and organisations. Jean’s work is rooted in the pioneering legacy of the Tavistock Institute,...
Thought Nuggets || June || 2025
Really interesting (to me) ‘Thought Nuggets’ I’ve read, watched or listened to this past month. Things that helped me think a little harder, and learn a little more. Opinion | Harvard Derangement Syndrome In my 22 years as a Harvard professor, I...
If Animals Governed South Africa?
I meet my youngest daughter for gym on most Saturday mornings. We then head off for a smoothie and more chattery. Recently we’ve been taking turns to ask ChatGPT to come up with 5 interesting and unusual questions that we take turns to answer. For those of you...
The Curious Story of a Checkers Trolley at the River
This is a follow up story to The Curious Story of an 8 Year Old Boy, a Traffic Cone, and an Old Man How Did a Checkers Trolley / Shopping Cart Get Here? I’m a proudly ferocious walker. Two dogs, sometimes a few more, and I head down to the Braamfontein Spruit...
Thought Nuggets || May || 2025
Really interesting (to me) ‘Thought Nuggets’ I’ve read, watched or listened to this past month. Things that helped me think a little harder, and learn a little more. Does Luck Exist? Lee John Whittington, a philosopher who studied luck, didn’t think...
