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The Canary in the Coalmine Feb 09, 2023

The canary in the coalmine

I once worked in a company where, because of some lucky M&A activity, some of the workforce were either moderately or...

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The greatest time management tool of all #leadership #trust Feb 06, 2023

It's been interesting watching the Nadim Zahawi saga unfold and reflecting on the reasons behind it and why it matters. You can think about all the...

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This is not about hedgehogs – this is about your future Jan 25, 2023

Though hedgehogs are one of my favourite animals, instead it is about the hedgehog-like characteristics that we all have and that are unhelpful for...

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Transformation - it's harder than it seems Jan 18, 2023

Rishi Sunak promises that all children will be taught maths until they are 18.  Easy to say, sounds quite sensible, could be transformative,...

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Enduring 2023 – 6 things that will get you through Jan 12, 2023

Enduring 2023 – 6 things that will get you through

There’s always a tendency around this time to think that the coming year is going to...

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The Survival Mindset #leadership #riskmanagement #survivalmindset Dec 13, 2022

You can talk a lot about the missions, visions and objectives that drive business,but there are moments when it comes down to a single objective:...

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When the going gets tough the tough get planning Nov 30, 2022

Two weeks ago I wrote about the gathering dark, the situation that we are all having to deal with now.  You can ignore it, and if you are very...

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A kindly dose of reality Nov 23, 2022

Last week in my blog about the I wrote about the gathering dark, the situation that we are all having to deal with now and how if you are very...

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Just hold the wheel and hope you stay upright! #leadershipdevelopment #riskmanagement Nov 16, 2022

I have often thought that sailing was a great metaphor for life and business.  There you are bobbing along gently with a light breeze when...

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U-turn if you want to – I’m going straight over the cliff Nov 09, 2022

I love my GPS, it has saved me so many times from getting lost in countries across the world.  It’s found us restaurants and petrol...

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Who are you and what do you stand for? courage evolve reinvent vision Oct 31, 2022

We love the challenge of creating a value proposition to articulate and position what your company or product does. With no shortage of approaches...

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Has change become the 21st century drug of choice? Oct 27, 2022

This morning’s FT has identified something that it is calling “the dullness dividend”. The theory being that after the recent...

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