Thinker. Writer. Speaker.

As a businessman, advisor, consultant and coach John has found that managers and organisations often get 'stuck'.

Having led businesses turnarounds he understands the importance of a mindset that sees the opportunity in the midst of difficulties. John assists managers to think and act in a way that helps organisations get 'unstuck'. He has reflected deeply on this challenge and, in addition to his consulting work, he now speaks and writes on topics related to delegation, mission drift and the importance of building a 'Reposition Mindset'.

Biography

John was born in Africa in 1958, and has been muddling his way through life ever since. The youngest son of a famous political author and a former starlet of London's West End, John spent much of his childhood left to his own devices in his father's hotel. Here, he was happy to allow life to happen to him.

What changed?

John was surprised by a deeply personal experience in his teenage years, where Christianity became real to him and irrevocably marked his motivations, his relationships, his career, and indeed, the entirety of his life's journey.

John was married at twenty-four, had two lovely daughters by thirty, moved them between fifteen homes by forty, and had four careers by fifty. Trained as an educator, John moved on to work in commerce, and had the privilege of rebuilding several troubled businesses.

Always given to thinking deeply, John now dedicates a significant portion of his time to writing and speaking about life, work, and God. He hopes to help others see their own unique qualities and their capacity to move forward.

Writings

The Reposition Mindset

The 'Reposition Mindset' helps managers to think and act in a way that delivers improved outcomes. The following pages help the reader to apply this mindset to their own particular management challenges.

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Mission Drift | Part 1 - The Silent Killer

This article, the first part of a three part series, focuses on the slow and imperceptible drift that eventually changes the purpose of a Christian organisation. This article is aptly titled 'The Silent Killer'.

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Mission Drift | Part 2 - What to watch out for

This article, the second part of a three part series, focuses on how to identify signs of the slow and imperceptible drift that eventually changes the purpose of a Christian organisation. This article is aptly titled 'What to watch out for'.

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Mission Drift | Part 3 - Intercepting Mission Drift

This article, the third part of a three part series, focuses on intercepting the slow and imperceptible drift that eventually changes the purpose of a Christian organisation. This article is aptly titled 'Intercepting Mission Drift'.

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Delegation - Lessons from Jethro 1300 BC

What is the difference between delegation, suffocation and abdication? Are there Biblical guidelines for delegation? This article takes a closer look at delegation from a Biblical perspective. We are reminded that the Bible has much to say about how we organise, who we recruit, how we delegate and how we oversee what happens on the ground.

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Talks

The Reposition Mindset

Peter Drucker, the highly regarded and respected management consultant, observed that "Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get work done". The outcome is that organisations get 'stuck'.

The Reposition Mindset' is a model that helps managers think and act in a way that helps organisation's get 'unstuck'. John's presentation on 'The Reposition Mindset' facilitates the development of a collective management mindset and the adoption of a common management language, which enables managers to improve the position of the organisation they manage.

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Mission Drift

Mission Drift is a pressing problem for not for profit organisations that exist for a particular purpose. John's focus is on Christian organisations and the mission drift problem. He speaks about mission drift as 'silent killer' which takes an organisation away from its original purpose, ever so slowly, and small step by small step. More importantly, he helps the audience to better appreciate what needs to be done to prevent and intercept mission drift.

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Delegation, Abdication or Suffocation – You Choose!

In 1350BC Moses was overwhelmed with management challenges, to the point of not being able to cope. In this context, Jethro provide advice and assistance that had a dramatic and favourable impact on Moses and all the people that Moses impacted. Jethro's advice consisted of timeless truths about delegation which have become the foundation of modern management theory. John builds on Jethro's advice and provides managers with deep insights about the distinction between delegation, abdication and suffocation.

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Contact

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