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Recent articles
How to run strategic strength experiments
Reading Time: 6 minutes The fastest way to get the power of your personal strengths working for you is to run strategic strengths experiments. Using The Strengths Deck, a tool I developed to help you get up close and
Watch now: Personal strengths masterclass
Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you ready for a masterclass in personal strengths? Listen in on this conversation between me, Christopher Miller and Paul Fawcett as we talk about what personal strengths are, and why they matter so much
We’re Doing Leadership All Wrong – Let’s Fix That!
Reading Time: 3 minutes We’re doing leadership all wrong and it drives me batty 🤬 We throw people in the deep end with no training or support, and then scratch our heads trying to figure out why they aren’t
How to create a brighter future for yourself
Reading Time: 2 minutes It is within your power to create a brighter future for yourself. And that starts right now! Who are you being right now? Have you fallen into a pattern of how you show up at
What are your obstacles telling you?
Reading Time: < 1 minute You’ve heard all of the cliches about how “obstacles are the way”. Or that they are “the frightening things we see when we take our eyes off the goal”. Nice platitudes, but not all that
My mantra when life gets hard
Reading Time: 2 minutes The old saying “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” gets trotted out all too often when someone is going through a hard time. I don’t think it’s particularly useful. It’s trite and can come
Series pages
Series: How to turn great ideas into great results
Reading Time: < 1 minute Welcome to my series on “How to turn great ideas into great results”. On this page, you’ll find links to the articles I’ve written detailing
Series: How to have great ideas
Reading Time: < 1 minute Welcome to my series on “How to have great ideas”. On this page, you’ll find links to the articles I’ve written detailing strategies for having
General posts
Culture element: communication
Reading Time: 7 minutes The element of communication is one of the most significant building-blocks to your organisational culture. We spend most of our days communicating with others. But how often do we stop
What A Pizza Disaster Can Teach Us About Mistakes
Reading Time: 4 minutes Life tends to serve me up metaphors at every turn – and the last day of 2021 gave me a fantastic object lesson in my attitude towards mistakes. The Great
Navigating your life path
Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you focusing on the doors that closed for you in the past or all the possible doors in front of you? This image is from an excellent New York
Great ideas: Strategy 1 – have lots of ideas
Reading Time: 5 minutes Welcome back to my “How to have great ideas” series. If you’re looking to learn new ways to generate great ideas, you’ve come to the right place! Let’s dive in
We’re Doing Leadership All Wrong – Let’s Fix That!
Reading Time: 3 minutes We’re doing leadership all wrong and it drives me batty 🤬 We throw people in the deep end with no training or support, and then scratch our heads trying to
My 5-star reads of 2022
Reading Time: 7 minutes After the success of my article about my 5-star reads of 2023, I decided to create this: my 5-star reads of 2022! I read a tonne of books every year,
