Think for yourself
See more clearly
Make better decisions
Live on your own terms
Speaking
Training
Watch out for squishies
A PSA about toxic toys and boundary-less relationships.
Alicia McKay
Latest
Not An MBA Graduate Stories Part 1
Hear from twelve leaders about their Not An MBA journey.
Strategy
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Avoid the foolish hobgoblin
You're allowed to grow (and people aren't paying attention anyway)
naMBA
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Not An MBA August 2027
Eight weeks of live online strategic leadership for senior leaders. Tuesdays from 3 August, 10am to 1pm NZ time. Enrolments close 18 July.
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Not An MBA February 2027
Eight weeks of live online strategic leadership for senior leaders. Tuesdays from 9 February, 10am to 1pm NZ time. Enrolments close 24 January.
The all-consuming tedium of being ourselves
What to do if you can't take a holiday
Heads they win, tails you lose
Responsibility is a feeling, but accountability is a structure. Protect yourself like a bank.
Time of the season
What's your name? Who's your daddy? Is he rich like me?
Podcasts
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Why Strategy Fails (and How to Make It Real)
Alicia appears on Thriving Leaders podcast with Claire Gray
Are you the master of your own destiny?
Or is the world on a relentless march toward an inevitable future? You decide.
Strategy
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Show me your budget
If you want to "reset your direction", bugger your vision statement. Get your calculator out.
When we govern by means, we neglect the ends
You can't shrink your way to value. Here's what we get wrong about the public service.
Power
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The danger of modern cynicism
Let's do less eye-rolling - and more pissing in the public square
Are we being a bit dramatic?
Just because you happen to be alive right now doesn't make this the most significant era in history
Power
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Willpower is a terrible strategy at scale
Are you a terrible person, or did the system make you do it?
Focus
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The art of finer distinctions
Who we are changes what we do. What we do changes who we are. Chicken. Egg. Chicken.