31 days. 31 strategic, thought-provoking ideas about transformation and change. A clear path to decisive leadership in 2026.
A practical, insight-based book for CEOs and top executives navigating transformation, uncertainty, and accelerated change. Lead with clarity in 2026, a year in which disruption will play a role.
In 2025, CEO expectations transformed: AI acceleration, M&A volatility, political and economic shifts, evolving governance demands, workforce complexity, and rising public scrutiny. Leaders are navigating more disruption than ever before. After advising CEOs, boards, owners, and executive teams across industries over the years, I distilled the most urgent leadership lessons into a structured, actionable guide for January 2026.
This book is designed to accompany you through the first 31 days of the new year, helping you set the strategic, mental, and cultural foundation your organisation needs.
What this book offers.
31 days of strategic CEO insights, including:
- The realities of modern CEO leadership
- AI transformation and the rise of agentic systems
- Communicating through M&A, carve-outs, IPOs & integration
- Leading under pressure, scrutiny, and uncertainty
- Stoicism and inner resilience for executives
- Succession and generational transition
- Middle-management transformation
- Digital Darwinism — deciding what not to automate
- Navigating board dynamics and public expectations
- Whistleblowing, governance, and organisational integrity
Each chapter is short, sharp, and immediately applicable — written for the reality of senior leadership, not theory.
Who this book is for.
This guide is written for leaders who carry real responsibility:
- CEOs
- C-suite executives
- Board members
- Business owners
- Founders & successors
- PE-backed leadership teams
- M&A Advisors
- Senior managers preparing for top roles
If your decisions shape people, culture, capital, governance, or long-term strategy — this book is your January companion.
Why I wrote it.
The book builds upon the insights shared in my CEO newsletter throughout 2025 — real questions, real challenges, and honest conversations with leaders navigating transformation. The feedback was clear: CEOs want clarity, structure, and guidance they can return to throughout the year.
This 31-day format allows you to start 2026 with focus, discipline, and leadership maturity — one insight at a time.
How to use it.
- Read one chapter each day in January.
- Reflect, adapt, and apply.
- Use the insights to align your leadership, organisation, and strategy.
- Share selected ideas with your executive team to drive clarity and cohesion. This is not a book you read once — it’s a book you can work with.