Calm REBEL Blog
My archive of articles about Calm Rebellion.
A Case Study About Leadership Drift
From the outside, Frank was doing well. He was in a senior role, well respected, leading a well-functioning department and getting things

When Adaptation Becomes Drift
Leadership drift rarely looks dramatic. Small compromises in the name of pragmatism or not causing a fuss but they can add up. Emma remembers what leadership means to her and finds a way to keep that in mind to counter her drift.

Turn it off…or don’t!
What can a musical about Mormon missionaries teach us about Calm REBEL Leadership?

The Calm Rebellion of Empathy
A leader I’ll call Sarah* was passionate about agility from the start. She believed in servant leadership, in creating space for her teams to

The Cost of Being the Reasonable One
When Priya* got back in touch, I was genuinely pleased to hear from her. We’d worked together a couple of years earlier,

The Firefighter Who Lost His Spark
When I first met Ian*, he described himself as being “basically the fire brigade for my company.” * Name changed for anonymity