Insights from the Family Business Man, Peter Roper
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The Tree That Watched: What an Old Olive Taught Me About Governance
22/06/2026
[Photo: An ancient olive tree outside our apartment on holiday]
We became rather fond of this tree.
It stood outside our apartment, clearly far older than the holiday complex that had grown u...
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They Told Us to Clear Off: What It Feels Like When Leadership Actually Transitions
22/06/2026
[Photo: Anny and me on holiday, sunshine and palm trees behind us]
This photo was taken on holiday, somewhere warm, somewhere we had absolutely no business feeling guilty about being.
And yet...
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Built on Something Older: A Cathedral, a Civil War, and What Holds a Family Together
22/06/2026
[Photo: The nave of Lichfield Cathedral]
We lived not far from Lichfield Cathedral forty years ago. Drove past its three spires more times than I could count.
And somehow, in all that time, I...
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The Light That Comes Anyway: What a Winter Sunset Taught Me About Waiting Too Long
22/06/2026
[Photo: Sunrise across the fields behind our home, taken on a winter morning]
I took this picture from our back garden, looking out across the fields.
It was a winter morning, early, cold, th...
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Not Quite What It Seems: A Can of San Miguel and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
17/06/2026
[Photo: A can of San Miguel — not quite what it appears]
I took this picture on holiday and sent it to my brother.
“Having a great time,” I said. “Sun’s out. San...
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