05/05/2026
This bank holiday, I finished the draft of my book.
What you're looking at in the photograph is a year of thinking, finally on paper.
The book sits at the intersection of two formative experiences — operational military service, including Afghanistan, and psychoanalytic training — and asks what I think is one of the defining questions for leaders right now: as technology accelerates, what must we actively protect?
My argument is that it is the human capacity to feel, think, and choose — not in comfortable circumstances, but in the moments of greatest pressure and consequence. The moments where no tool, model, or process can substitute for judgment, and where presence and conscience are the only currencies that matter.
Getting it to this point has required sustained support. The team at Rethink Press have been excellent throughout, and my development editor, Martin M, brought the kind of rigorous, honest challenge that makes a manuscript so much better.
It is now with beta readers. I'm curious.... and a little apprehensive..... about how the central argument lands with the people who generously give their time to review.
*Due out Autumn 2026.*
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Links to all events here (and in bio): https://lnkd.in/evyXtVkp
Monday 18th May . A relaxed short stroll at 1.15pm every 3rd Monday of the month to meet new people and connect in Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham.
Thursday 21st May Our next 9others meal in Nailsworth, - we meet over a meal and help each other by sharing connections, experiences and different perspectives. You don't need to be an entrepreneur to attend. Perhaps you're contemplating your next career move or navigating a professional pivot. The question we explore: 'What challenge is keeping you awake at night?' concerns anyone rethinking their professional trajectory.
Thursday 4th June (live webinar) - In partnership with Heresy Consulting: An Introduction to Psychodynamic Thinking course (self-learning), designed for people who wish to work more thoughtfully with what lies “beneath the surface” in organisations. https://lnkd.in/ev-GWgnS
