On Risk, Courage, and Saying “Be Careful” Recently we were asked to speak to a large corporate organisation about  risk —specifically, how to build a healthy approach to risk into their culture. They invited us because they’d noticed something troubling: people across the organisation had become paralysed at the very thought of taking any kind of risk. The opening line was simple: ' we’ve villainised the word “risk.”  We’ve turned it into a weapon in the hands of those who fe

I hope my wife doesn't read this blog post. We fundamentally disagree on one simple element of parenting. When I get home I run through the door, drop my bags, kick off my shoes en-route, throw down my coat, go straight to the family and say 'right what are we playing or doing and can I join in?' My wife on the other hand walks in, hangs up her coat, straightens the rug, closes the bin lid, puts away some washing and organises the recycling, before she has made it to where. w