Latest release
2026
The Clarity Habit
Make better decisions, one day at a time
A practical field guide to cutting through noise and building systems that make good decisions inevitable.
Read moreAuthor · Speaker · Organisational Architect
Developing an Unhurried Mind
I'm Dawid Falck. I write and speak about how ambitious people can think more clearly, move more steadily and build work that actually feels worth doing.
“The person who insists on being good in all things will come to ruin among those who are not.”
Niccolò Machiavelli
Welcome to my website.
I have spent over 30 years laughing at the absurdities of corporate life and cringing at the horrible things we do to each other in the name of quarterly results.
I'm passionate about helping people find their passion for work, and rediscover their humanity and humour at work.
30+
Years in the trenches
10,000+
People trained
13
Leadership team resets
4
Published books
From the bookshelf
Books to be enjoyed and used, not just read.
Bestseller
2024
A Practical Guide to Surviving Horrible Leadership
How the courts of intrigue really work
Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513 as a practical guide for a young man seizing power in Renaissance Florence. This book shows you how the courts of intrigue — now called organisations — actually work, and how to survive them.
Read moreLaunching in 2027
2027
Unpopular
The hidden cost of driving change — and how to survive it
When you are called to drive change or organisational improvement, you are essentially hired to be unpopular — and if it is not managed carefully, even success can damage you, personally and professionally. Unpopular is a field guide for consultants and internal teams tasked with driving change, so you can succeed without lasting psychological or career damage.
Read moreFor operators
2025
Operational Architecture
A practical management operating system for open-cut mining production
A complete, practical management operating system for open-cut mining production — taking you from mine planning all the way through to review and improve. A working blueprint for the rhythms, routines and systems that turn a plan into consistent production.
Read moreWhat leaders say
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Next on stage
Integration Seminar — Teck & Anglo American
September 24–25, 2026Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
A closed-door integration seminar supporting the Teck Resources and Anglo American merger — working with senior leaders on the organisational architecture, culture and decision systems that make a merger of this scale actually work.
Notes & essays
Recent writing
Decision-making
The two-minute decision that changed my week
Most of our days are shaped by small choices we make on autopilot. Here is a simple ritual for reclaiming them.
June 12, 2026 · 5 min read
HabitsWhy momentum beats motivation every time
Motivation is a mood. Momentum is a system. A short note on building the kind of progress that survives a bad Monday.
May 28, 2026 · 4 min read
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