When the system loses sight of itself: why polarisation is a leadership problem

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Across Western democracies and global institutions, polarisation is accelerating. In the US, political discourse has collapsed into tribal loyalty and weaponised identity. In the UK, the aftermath of Brexit continues to divide institutions, communities, and generations. In Israel–Palestine, centuries of trauma have hardened into existential binaries. And inside many of our organisations, the same patterns…

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Leading in two worlds: why the formal organisation is only half the picture

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Most leaders were trained to navigate one world. The world of structure and strategy, of plans and performance metrics and delivery milestones. It’s tidy, logical, and reassuringly linear and familiar. We call this the formal organisation: the structure, systems, and processes that define roles, allocate resources, and drive accountability. But this is only half the…

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