Writing
Essays, in order of publication. The two series run on a four-week cadence; unreleased parts are listed with their dates.
Published
Lessons in Executive Leadership · 01 / 08 · 30 September 2026
Leadership isn't about power. It's about responsibility.
Module 1 of what an Oxford Executive Leadership programme taught me — starting with the idea that reframed everything else.
Read the essay →Women in engineering · 17 September 2026
The Door Behind You
On twenty years as a woman in engineering — and why the most important part of the climb is who you bring with you.
Read the essay →The series
Lessons in Executive Leadership
Eight essays from the University of Oxford Executive Leadership programme, one a month.
- 01Leading for high performance30 September 2026
- 02The job of the leader: Envisioning & engaging28 October 2026
- 03The job of the leader: Choosing & connecting25 November 2026
- 04Leading with power and influence23 December 2026
- 05Leading teams for effective performance20 January 2027
- 06Strategies and models for leading change17 February 2027
- 07Mastering complexity and plurality17 March 2027
- 08Reflect on your purpose as a leader14 April 2027
Finance, demystified.
A four-part series for anyone who leads without a finance background — the concepts I found most useful, sharpened at Stanford, in plain English.
- 01Reading the story in the numbers18 November 2026
- 02A pound today beats a pound tomorrow16 December 2026
- 03How good decisions get made13 January 2027
- 04The levers that move the business10 February 2027