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Recent articles
Stuck in the Drama Triangle? Here’s What To Do
Reading Time: 4 minutesMost people have never heard of the Drama Triangle, but the second I explain it, they know exactly what I’m talking about! Someone plays the blame game when something doesn’t go to plan. Someone plays
Join the leadership reflection group
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’ve landed on this page, please consider this to be your personal invitation to join the leadership reflection group. We’ve got issues with leadership, and we need to find some fixes! Why is leadership
The personal strengths advantage: how playing to your strengths transforms your life and work
Reading Time: 6 minutesYour personal strengths are the unique qualities and abilities that energise you and help you excel in your personal and professional life. Discovering and learning how to work with your personal strengths is one of
Why you need to develop a ‘rest ethic’
Reading Time: 7 minutesYou’ve heard all about the importance of your work ethic, but did you know that you also need a rest ethic? A strong work ethic is something that most businesses look for when they are
Why leaders need to read fiction
Reading Time: 8 minutesI’ve been an avid reader of fiction ever since my parents taught me how to sound out my very first words in my favourite childhood books. Forty-plus years later, I consider that habit to be
My 5-star books of 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesI read a tonne of books every year, and track all of my reads, from 5-star to 1-star, on Goodreads (check out my profile and reading lists here.) And because I religiously track what I’ve
Series pages
Series: How to turn great ideas into great results
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWelcome 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 minuteWelcome 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
Great ideas: Strategy 7 – don’t prejudge your ideas
Reading Time: 7 minutesWe’re shifting focus slightly in this post, to look at a strategy that will keep our thinking and idea generation as broad and open as possible. This is one of
Why do we struggle to have great ideas?
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs leaders and managers, we’re often expected to have the great ideas, brilliant insights and action plans that will help our people and organisations turn over a new leaf. But
How To Get Off The Hedonic Treadmill
Reading Time: 6 minutesEvery New Year people hit the gym and jump on a treadmill to undo their Christmas excesses without understanding the real issue: getting stuck on the hedonic treadmill. Thankfully, once
Why Gardening Is A Great Metaphor For Working With Strengths
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis morning, as I sat outside with my coffee admiring my summer flowers, I realised that gardening is a great metaphor for working with strengths. There are so many different
The joys and perils of working from home
Reading Time: < 1 minute“Work from home”, they said. “So few distractions”, they said. “Lots of opportunities for focus and deep work”, they said. This happens multiple times a day. Molly likes, no, DEMANDS
How Can We Deal With “Wicked Problems”?
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been thinking a lot recently about the concept of “wicked problems”. More and more, we’re facing complex and challenging issues as individuals, partners, parents, work teams and as a
