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All blog posts from the last 8 years...

Jan 14
4 min

The number 1 threat to your business growth in 2021 (and it's not what you expect!)

The single most consistent theme we were asked to help clients with last year? - Being able to communicate and work effectively together....

Feb 8, 2018
3 min

From soggy armpits to success!

Soggy armpits. That what I felt as I stood in a meeting room this week half way through a 2 hour meeting I was running with 30 people. Sm...

Oct 4, 2017
3 min

Ain’t nothing or nobody gonna change…unless you do…

I believe everyone begins a new role with an open heart and an open mind. With a positive intention to make a difference and to learn fro...

Jun 29, 2017
3 min

You’re not doing enough…

Sure, you’re doing stuff at work each day. Probably lots of stuff. Maybe even lots of really important stuff…but my challenge to you is t...

Mar 16, 2017
1 min

If you’re not doing something that serves the team…then what the f**k are you doing?

You work in an office. You sit within a department. You’re part of a team. Therefore everything you do should fit within the “this helps ...

Dec 30, 2016
2 min

Start listening to the voices in your heart

I bet you’ve heard stories about people hearing voices in their head, maybe even experienced it yourself. Whilst this is a common human e...

Dec 21, 2016
10 min

54 ways to stay happy and healthy over the Christmas period

This is a re-post from Garage gym planner website, who kindly let me share it. It felt like a perfect post for this time of year, with pe...

Dec 16, 2016
1 min

Don’t waste another minute.

I’m on a train journey that has 19mins left so that’s how long it’s going to take to write this post. I don’t want to waste time. Mine, o...

May 12, 2016
4 min

What to do if your boss is a dick

It pains me to say it, but I’m going to anyway – it’s rare to have a good boss in a large corporate environment. Unfortunately people of...

Jan 22, 2016
9 min

101 tips to make 2016 your breakthrough year

New year, new start. A chance to refocus and crack on with your life and career with a bunch of positive intentions. As far as your caree...

Jan 7, 2016
2 min

Decide what you want in 2016, and grab it by the balls

Right. 2016. Let’s do this. It’s the middle of Jan, the new year celebrations and lethargy are over, you’re getting back into the routine...

Nov 8, 2015
4 min

It’s time to stop pissing in the wind and make shit happen

Feels like trying to solve an extremely difficult puzzle doesn’t it? Connecting everything you’ve heard about being a success at work. Ad...

Aug 19, 2015
2 min

The day I met a tall, handsome stranger…

You already know that networking is a critical success factor to having a successful career, but how often do you make a conscious effort...

Jul 17, 2015
2 min

Life – Version 2.0

In love, parenting, work, writing, fitness I want to be the best version of me that I can be. I’m not prepared to settle for anything les...

Jul 13, 2015
3 min

The perfect office stationery toolkit

Had a stationery drawer previously. It was too big, constantly messy and ended up cluttered and full of unnecessary crap. Tried a station...

Jun 4, 2015
2 min

Stop doing stuff!

I’m a massive advocate of action. Get stuff done. Don’t be a passenger. All that shtick. I’m also a big fan of innovation. Of trying to d...

Apr 30, 2015
2 min

Think inside the box

NB. I gave myself 30 mins to write this post. It will take you 65 seconds to read it. Ever find your to do list growing each day with mor...

Feb 25, 2015
3 min

Are you still wasting your commute on social media?

I previously posted that life is there for the taking, every moment counts, even your commute, and by spending much of it using social me...

Jan 15, 2015
2 min

The void

I’m working on 3 projects at the moment. Different timelines, different stakeholders, different complexity. Despite this I’m regularly as...

Sep 25, 2014
2 min

Motivation

Do you ever feel like you can’t be bothered? Like you’d rather not show up? That you can’t face going through the motions without being p...

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