Dear friends If you need a smile (who doesn’t?), this video of two playful leopard clubs may do the trick. If you’re more of a fashion-loving sort, then these collabs between African designers and global brands might suffice. /strategyWe all…
Dear friends If my current client conversations are anything to go by, you’re probably drowning in meetings and processes, bouncing from one thing to the next, feeling overwhelmed and powerless – two deadly drivers of burnout – to change it.…
Dear Friends As you know this letter grows out of my coaching practice. I write it to guarantee that I am always learning and improving my ability to support my clients and their organisations. Those coaching conversations necessarily shape what I…
Dear Friends Today I am writing to a sonorous soundscape provided by a pod of Bryde’s Whales. They’re a few dozen metres offshore, breathing gently. They’ve been there for the last two days, surfacing, glistening, gliding, exhaling, inhaling, delighting; occasionally…
Good morning good people I hope you’re well. The last few weeks haven’t had a lot of space for segues into art, wine and food, and today is not that different. I’ll be brief. You may remember a year ago…
Good morning good friends /strategyStrategy conversations are often dominated by innovation, acquisition and the like. They are important. As important is operational excellence. FT Strategies August newsletter, The Path to Profitability, included this observation, “Based on data from over 400…
Good morning friends Thank you for your generous comments and reflections marking the fifth anniversary of my coaching practice. Today, we’ll get straight to it. /strategyLast week, I introduced you to Verne Harnish’s Scaling Up. You’ll remember he recommends business leaders focus…
Dear friends I launched my coaching practice five years ago. This week, with a measure of curiosity, I asked ChatGPT to summarise my clients reviews of our work. I did this because, like most of us, I am a little…
Dear friends Last week’s letter was lengthy, so today will be briefer (thank you for your comments and for sharing it with your networks). / strategyTwo weeks ago we discussed Gallup’s 2024 State of the Global Workplace Report and focussed…
Dear friends Thank you for your generous comments after last week’s leadership lessons from Caster Semenya’s Race to be Myself. I appreciated them. Before we start, a quick public service announcement, my favourite wine merchants, The Wine Cellar, have a…
Dear Friends Just four years ago, most of the world was in lockdown. In the next twenty-four months many of us lost loved ones, and some of us were grievously ill. In February 2021, I turned to physician and sociologist Nicholas Christakis’s…
Good morning friends Our last two letters focused on the power unlocked by building a scaffolding of meetings in our businesses. Regular, focused flows of communication are the heartbeat of success. However, as I finished last week’s letter, I was…