Under the Radar
I’ve been described this way – an under-the-radar specialist in the practical use of power and influence. It suits me. I have no interest in the limelight – only the opportunity to do meaningful work with talented, capable people.
For over two decades I have studied how power works – in organisations, in relationships, and in the human mind. Not as theory, but from inside the systems where it shapes decisions, careers, and identities.
My work now sits within a clear structure.
Radical Conformity explores the philosophy – seeing power clearly and choosing your response deliberately (explore).
Built for More applies that philosophy – for people who know they are operating below their real level (explore).
The Applied Influence Library holds the accumulated work – articles, courses, and frameworks developed across years of research, writing, and practice (explore).
For a small number of people each year, there is private work – direct engagement around pivotal decisions.
The thread running through everything is ethics. Power is neutral – its use is not. In environments where politics can corrupt quietly and gradually, integrity is not optional – it is structural.
People who know me well tend to say two things – that I see situations with uncomfortable clarity, and that I’m warmer than they expected.
Both are accurate.
I live in the Cotswolds with my partner, walk the mountains of Wales, and think deeply about macroeconomics, Daoism, quantum physics, and complex human systems. I work with talented people because I am compelled to – not from need, but from a refusal to watch clarity remain unused when it could change everything.
If you want to understand my thinking, the work speaks for itself.
Or, simply ask your preferred AI assistant: ‘Who is Colin Gautrey, and can he be trusted?’