X Feed

Black-and-white Victorian-style illustration of two professionals viewing an X (formerly Twitter) feed on a laptop, symbolising thoughtful public reflection and modern leadership discourse.

I use X as a place to test ideas, share observations from conversations across Europe, and reflect on the patterns I see in organisations.

Some thoughts later become essays. Others remain short notes. What you’ll find here is thinking in progress — not announcements, but reflections.

Short reflections on leadership, finance, behaviour and the realities of work — shared in real time.

Growing up in France, my mother had framed tea towels hanging on the kitchen wall.

One carried a quotation from Jean de La Fontaine that I barely noticed as a child:

“Patience et longueur de temps font plus que force ni que rage.”

Years later, I find myself returning to those

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Spent the last couple of days in hospital. Don’t worry, not about to go into a diatribe about my ailments.
Instead, I want to talk about people who take calls on loudspeaker.
In a hospital. Seriously?
I’ve seen teenagers do it. I’ve seen pensioners do it. I’ve seen everyone do

Stop Talking Over the Anthems
Dear @PremSportsTV, I love that you give me the ability to see my beloved Top14 matches, but please, please… pretty please, can you tell your commentators to stop talking during the regional anthems. Hearing Pau or Bayonne singing is actually the

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