Daily Letter

Rambling thoughts on why we do what we do, strategy, building teams, building you, and doing work that matters.

  • "A thought-provoking collection of ideas and musings that if taken to heart, have the potential to add immense depth and richness (with compounding interest) to your life"

    Shane

  • "Not once have I been sorry that I signed up for Pierre’s newsletter 😁"

    Nerine

  • "Getting this letter is a breath of fresh air amongst the sea of emails in my ever-growing inbox each day. It’s the one I excitedly click to open, waiting to see what image will load accompanied by an insight into Pierre’s wonderful strategic brain."

    Mireille

  • "It delivers a daily dose of thought-provoking insights that encourage you to pause, reflect, and ask new questions – a powerful boost for advancing my personal strategy!"

    Ronel

  • "If you want to be reminded how to be a decent human in just a few sentences, then this is it."

    Ronel H

  • “Pierres’ Daily Letter has become the weekday spark of inspiration, motivation and perspective for me. To me his letters serve as a reminder to not turn my rhythms into routine, but to stay intentionally present in every day”

    Jacobs

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The vine and the trellis

Organic growth is great, fast organic growth is fantastic. Organic growth, when an organisation grows naturally is strong, healthy and long lasting growth.

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boy scout vibes

It’s one thing to go sailing into dangerous waters, it is quite another to throw your team overboard in dinner jackets.

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enough hours in a day

Jim Collins, the author of Build to Last and Good to Great, carries a triple stopwatch in his pocket so he can measure what he spends his time on during his day.

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That question we ask ourselves

When faced with a situation, especially when trying to decide what our next move in our careers or businesses should be, we all have an ingrained, near subconscious question, that guides our actions and so our lives.

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Line of thread

In the story of Theseus, who went to battle the half man half bull, the Minotaur, in the Labyrinth, he was given a way out of the deadly maze.

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Layers

Strength is built in layers. Just as Japanese Sword Makers, a favorite topic of mine, fold the steel to create up 16 times to create over 65 000 layers, so we add each day to our strength and to our strategy.

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care and attention

…a girl brought up with the utmost care…” -

Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.

Referring to her daughter in a heated conversation with a possible suitor, Jack, Lady Bracknell refuses her daughter’s hand, for the moment.

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We-jei

 We-jei the Chinese character for crisis consists of two characters, one means...

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