“Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier.” Samuel Johnson’s line, highlighted by the author Bernard Cornwell, nails a social emotion we still feel: admiration for soldiers that can shade into quiet envy. In workplaces, that can become a gap between the virtues we praise and the people we actually hire. This Remembrance Sunday, convert homage into habit, clarify what you value, fix selection proxies, and build systems that recognise real leadership, including from veterans, while staying clear-eyed about limits and context.

Change happens to us, because of us and just because of entropy in the universe. And in spite of all reassurances huge parts of organisations just seem to freeze when change and action is required. How do you squeeze the freeze?

Success and Growth creates new challenges. You may have passed the worst concerns of founding a business or leading a team but now you have a different type of problem, scaling growth and changing circumstances.

As some leaders fall off their pedestals of state, while others remain despite their worse transgressions, we might ask ourselves to reflect and do better.

Private equity firms and strategic buyers are increasingly looking at people risk as a key factor in how they value and structure deals. If your business is overly dependent on you as the founder, or if your team cannot function at a high level without your daily input, you're likely to see lower multiples, or worse, a failed deal!

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