On my desk sits a Chinese money plant. It’s elegant, round-leaved, and quietly persistent, but lately I’ve neglected it. A film of dust gathers on its leaves, the soil has hardened, and yet it still stands there, doing its job. Waiting. I’ve been thinking about that plant while working with healthcare leaders in Hong Kong, Dubai, and the UK. They, too, are holding on. Upright, committed, and quietly depleted. Healthcare systems are running beyond capacity. Long hours, endless targets, and the...

I’ve just returned from the Blue Earth Summit, where I had the privilege of moderating panels with the COOL Farm Alliance  which is an organisation providing farmers with the metrics to measure what truly matters. They began with carbon, helping farmers understand their footprint, and are now moving beyond that into biodiversity, water, and soil health — the living systems that sustain life itself. After two days immersed in conversations about climate, nature, and leadership, I left with a...

Why regenerative business starts with how we think about money As we move into autumn, I’ve been thinking about compost - and how it...