Pirates - From Pariahs to Pioneers by Colin Newlyn.

How a bunch of outcasts showed us how we can change the world

The Pirates of the Golden Age were portrayed as pariahs by the British Crown, hunted down by the Royal Navy and hanged as criminals. Yet another story is to be told. Not the one of Treasure Island and countless other novels, or the mythologising of Hollywood by Errol Flynn and Jonny Depp. Instead, one a group of outcasts who pioneered a new type of society and a way to bring about change that still reverberates today. We’ll look at the breakthroughs they achieved, the approaches we can borrow from them and how Being More Pirate might just be the template for the future of work.

Colin Newlyn

Colin is a recovering corporate executive who is on a mission to ‘Decrapify Work’. In his career he experienced the highs and lows, starting in an open, supportive and enabling culture and ending up in some thoroughly toxic ones - and he knows which one was best! He wants inspire people in organisations to use the agency they have to improve their own work experience, that of the people they work with and ultimately the whole organisation.

Colin is a variously described as a sage, critical friend, optimistic realist, independent thinker, coach, mentor and pirate. He writes, blogs and speaks regularly on leadership, teams, the future of work and the insanity of the organisations. He helps people start mutinies, break rules and make good trouble.