Here's an idea worth playing with

During World War II, the OSS (precursor to the CIA) released the “Simple Sabotage Field Manual”—a handbook for disrupting enemy organisations from within. The shocking part? Much of it reads like a modern business playbook: excessive committees, slow decision-making, perfectionism on unimportant tasks, and endless meetings.

In this episode, we unpack the uncanny overlap between sabotage tactics and today’s workplace behaviours, why they persist even with good intentions, and how leaders can spot and dismantle them before they derail performance.

It’s a reminder that agility isn’t about speed — it’s about removing the hidden habits of sabotage baked into our ways of working.

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I help leaders turn communication into their greatest leadership tool—to build creative, agile, and human-centred workplaces. Through books, courses, consulting and coaching, I guide leaders and managers in using communication to unlock clarity, creativity, and better business results.

What is Here's an idea worth playing with?

Consider this your business, work and personal development ideas lab — bite-sized riffs on communication, creativity, learning, and how to go from idea to value smoothly and quickly.

I help leaders and professionals unlock their personal communication superpower, spark creativity, and release agility to get things done faster, smoother, and with more impact. Through books, workshops, consulting, and coaching, I guide leaders and managers in creating workplaces where ideas thrive, teams collaborate effectively, and results follow.

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