The Most Expensive Chair in the Boardroom.

The most expensive chair ever sold at auction was Eileen Gray’s “Dragons” armchair(also called Fauteuil Aux Dragon) designed between 1917-1919. https://lnkd.in/d6a4FEV5This chair was bought for Euro 21.9 million (about US$ 28 million) at...

A Boardroom Reckoning

There is a powerful line spoken in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning:“For those we never meet.” Outside the cinema, it feels cinematic. Inside the boardroom, it feels confronting. Because board decisions rarely end with the present moment. They ripple forward—into...

Anywhere Door: What the Boardroom Door Doesn’t Tell You

Walking through Jonker Street in Malacca, I noticed a confectionery shop with an unexpected name: Anywhere Door. It felt whimsical, almost childlike. A door that promises possibility, imagination, and freedom. And yet, it sparked a very grown-up reflection about the...

Choosing the Sea: Leadership, Risk, and the Judgement to Govern

Choosing the Sea: Leadership, Risk, and the Judgement to Govern Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890), Arles, June 1888 In his writing about fishermen, Vincent van Gogh reflected on a powerful idea: fishermen know the sea is...