Patterns, practice, and the bigger picture
A new year has a funny way of nudging us into reflection. Lately, I’ve found myself slowing down and paying closer attention to how I see things - not just in my work, but outside it too. I sketch as a hobby, completed a course on cognitive psychology and neuropsychology, and I’m about to begin another. All of it, in different ways, has been about the same thing: learning to notice patterns that are easy to miss when you’re too close to the action. That instinct to step back and see the bigger picture is a recurring theme through this months’ newsletter. The Job January is often when leaders pause, zoom out, and ask the uncomfortable but necessary question: are we seeing the whole picture? In the world of acquisitions and divestments, that big picture can be surprisingly hard to hold onto. Every deal feels unique. Every deal is different. Context matters. Complexity varies wildly. But in broad strokes, most transactions move through the same recognisable stages. So I want to sk...
