Humble Keeps You Hungry. And ‘Enough’ Never Comes
I want to tell you about a moment that happens in almost every coaching session I run with a senior leader. I ask them a simple question: what are you celebrating? And they go quiet. Not thinking-quiet. Uncomfortable-quiet. Some look away. Some laugh nervously, as though I’ve said something slightly inappropriate. A few, and these ...
You Didn’t Choose To Be The Strong One. It Was Chosen For You.
Two clients. Same week. Different industries, different companies. One a senior leader in a multinational. The other a CEO and Founder of his own tech business. Same problem. One described it as his head being permanently underwater. The other said he’d been crawling to his car at the end of the day, tank completely empty, ...
Why Smart Leaders Have The Conversations That Scare Them
There is a conversation you need to have. You know who it’s with. You know what it’s about. And you’ve been finding reasons not to have it for longer than you’d like to admit. Maybe it’s the team member who isn’t delivering and everyone knows it. The colleague whose behaviour is affecting the whole team. ...
Why Your Team Won’t Think For Themselves (And What You’re Doing That’s Causing It)
If you’re a senior leader, CEO or Founder who finds yourself answering the same questions, solving the same problems, and being pulled into the same decisions week after week. I want to offer you a thought that might be uncomfortable. Your team isn’t underperforming. They’re responding to you. This is one of the most consistent ...
