What does leadership ask of us today? This week’s Five for Friday explores leadership, learning, belonging and AI through five carefully selected pieces that challenge assumptions and encourage fresh thinking.
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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Leadership
Keith Coats has been carrying a little black book for decades. In it, three ideas that keep coming back to him. Not because they’re new, but because leaders are still getting them wrong. A hitchhiker’s offering for anyone navigating leadership in 2026.
Why Frankie Comes to School with Laurelle Fry
What does a rescue dog have to do with belonging, regulation, and raising confident kids? More than you’d think. Laurelle Fry shares why Frankie comes to school and what happens when children finally feel safe enough to just be themselves.
5 for Friday – 12 June 2026
The rules are changing. Not just in technology, but in how we lead, how we work, and what we expect from the systems around us. This week, five reads on the ageing workforce, Gen Z’s rising rage, the AI reckoning, and what it means to lead through it all.
The Ageing Workforce: The Leadership Challenge Hiding in Plain Sight
What if your productivity challenge is actually an ageism problem? This episode of the Elephants in the Boardroom podcast explores the ageing workforce and the leadership blind spot hiding in plain sight.
5 for Friday – 5 June 2026
Are we building workplaces, schools, and technologies for the future we actually want? This week’s 5 for Friday explores ageing workforces, AI, parenting, leadership, and the choices shaping what comes next.
Let’s Meet Under the Tree with Tebogo Maneli
What do our kids actually need to feel grounded in who they are? In this episode of Future Smart Parent, Tebogo Maneli shares a refreshing perspective on identity, language, representation, and why brave conversations matter more than ever.
What if failure was the point?
When a Grade 9 student fails two tests in one week, the spiral is instant. But what if failure isn’t the problem – it’s the point? Jude Foulston explores why getting things wrong might be exactly what our kids need more of.
5 for Friday – 29 May 2026
Fences and wells, Gen Z going offline, AI that actually lands, and beekeepers who rebuilt a coastline. Five reads on the questions worth asking your leadership team this week.
5 for Friday – 22 May 2026
The tech is rarely the problem. People are. This week’s 5 for Friday looks at what that means for how we work, how kids are growing up with AI, and the pressure we put on young athletes. Five reads worth your time.
AI will not replace your people. But it could expose them.
Tasks. Teams. Transversal. Transformative. Trust. The 5T AI Impact Model gives leaders a clear map of where AI energy is being spent versus where the real bottom-line value lives. Find out which level your organisation is actually operating at.
5 for Friday – 15 May 2026
Same image, same pixels, two different answers. This week’s five reads are about how we see what we see, and what most of us miss when we stop paying attention. Schools, AI, leadership, and a viral dress photo all featured inside.
The school system has the same problem as your AI strategy
Schools cannot do this on their own. Jude Foulston joins Graeme Codrington to talk about why education is not only a school problem, what teachers need to let go of, and how parents and employers shape what classrooms feel free to change.
5 for Friday – 8 May 2026
Are we still preparing young people for a world that no longer exists? This week’s 5 For Friday looks at education, AI, and the quiet resistance to new ideas.
ThrowForward Thursday: Should we use AI for Medical Advice? (It’s more complicated than you think)
Should you trust AI with medical advice? A fascinating Oxford study reveals why AI performs brilliantly in the hands of experts and dangerously poorly for everyone else. This week’s ThrowForward Thursday explores the hidden risk behind confident AI answers.
The question your kid will ask that you can’t answer
When your child asks about AI or whether university still matters, the pause that follows isn’t a failure, it’s a signal. Becoming “future-fit” isn’t about predicting what’s next. It’s about learning to see what’s shifting and asking better questions alongside our kids.
The man who solved the unsolvable and then had to fight to be believed
John Harrison solved one of history’s greatest navigational challenges – then spent decades fighting the system that should have celebrated him. His story holds an uncomfortable question for every leader: are you testing new ideas, or protecting what already exists?
5 for Friday – 24 April 2026
From future-fit teams to Earth Month impact, this week’s 5 for Friday shares practical insights on leadership, sustainability, and innovation – helping you prepare for what’s next while making a meaningful difference now.
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