Sometimes we overcomplicate it. We overthink, overanalyse and ruminate our way back to the beginning, and round the cycle we go again. This is something I often see in coaching, particularly with thoughtful, capable and conscientious people. The very intelligence…
read moreLeadership is often spoken about in terms of vision, strategy, and decision-making. These matter. But beneath all of them sits something more immediate and more influential, the inner state of the leader. Before a word is spoken, before a direction…
read moreDisagreement is an inevitable part of professional life. When handled well, it sharpens thinking, strengthens relationships, and leads to better decisions. When handled poorly, it creates tension, erodes trust, and limits honest contribution. The difference is rarely just about communication…
read moreLast year, I had the opportunity to contribute to a project connected with The Open, exploring how mindful awareness can support performance in high-pressure environments. It was an interesting collaboration, bringing together sound, environment, and attention to create a different…
read moreFor a long time, I believed that if I managed my time well enough, everything else would follow. Like many professionals, I focused on diaries, deadlines, and efficiency. If I could just structure my days more intelligently, I assumed capacity…
read moreBy February, something familiar often happens. The clarity or optimism of January begins to soften. Intentions that felt strong a few weeks ago may already feel distant, unrealistic, or oddly irrelevant. This is not failure. It is information. January invites…
read moreIs AI Becoming Conscious? One of the most intriguing and confronting questions of our time is this: Is artificial intelligence becoming conscious? With the recent leaps in generative AI and machine learning, conversations that once belonged to science fiction are…
read more“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi The above quote is new to me, but its lesser phrasing (written and repeated often by myself) is one of my personal guiding principles.…
read more“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” – Johnathan Huie The festive season brings many things with it; coziness, an abundance of social engagements, food, drink, jollity, gifts, more food, TV, lights, crips walks, warm fireside nights, and, more often than…
read more“A good life depends on the strength of our relationships with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues and strangers.” – David Lammy One would hope that somebody will notice if you work in a company surrounded by other people and…
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