Everything here starts from one question. What does good look like in the world’s greatest teams, in sport and in business? I’ve been asking it since 1997, inside corporates, start-ups and public institutions, which is longer than some of the current world champions have been alive. The answer keeps coming back to the way the team works, the operating system underneath the talent. That system can be learned. Decoding it is what I do.
Hello!
I write, speak and build on one long study of the world’s greatest teams.
A working day that takes your team through the new book’s method, one layer at a time. One team, one room, one day, and a plan the team owns by five o’clock.
Two decodes of what good looks like, the new book, out in 2026 with Knowledge Resources, and Character Insights, 2022.
Talks built on the world’s greatest teams, every claim carrying its source. One flagship talk brings the new book’s thesis to your stage.
Stacked, the keynote
The talk runs in two halves. The first tells the truth about what the machine age is doing to work, and why the human answer is a team. The second hands over the system the champions run, layer by layer, down to the first moves your room can make on Monday morning.
A free mirror for builders. It names what hurts first, then shows you where to start. Under ten minutes, on your phone. Join the letter to take it first.
"While many will see it as a book about rugby, I see it as a blueprint for building organisations, teams and careers that thrive in an increasingly complex world."
THE LETTER
Stacked, weekly
A short weekly letter on what good looks like in the world’s greatest teams, with one small brave thing at the end. Leave whenever you like.
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