Monthnotes – August 2023
This month was very much a holiday month and a welcome break from work. When I left TPXimpact last December I wanted to take a … Read More
Monthnotes – July 2023
July’s felt like a bit of a one-off month, lacking the usual cadence of working life. Finishing up with a couple of fractional COO engagements … Read More
Monthnotes – June 2023
June was very much a business as usual month after the disruption of my health scare and surgery last month. I was properly back at … Read More
Monthnotes – May 2023
Today – 31st May 2023 – is our 20th wedding anniversary. I can’t really believe that Jo and I have been married 20 years. It’s … Read More
Monthnotes – April 2023
Looking back at this month and trying to work out what went on, two interesting inflexion points stood out for me. Since January I’ve been … Read More
Systems thinking in scaling business
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past nine years exploring leadership in growing businesses. One area I’ve been delving into more has been … Read More
Monthnotes – March 2023
Looking back at the time since my last monthnotes, it feels like it’s been a pretty work-centric month as the season turns and spring is … Read More
Founder to CEO?
Growing a business means getting comfortable with transitions everywhere, all at once. The notion of a steady state is a mirage. Something is always changing … Read More
Escape from firefighting
Firefighting. Fire drills. Chaos. Pulled from pillar to post. Overwhelmed. I hear those words a lot in my conversations with founder CEOs in growth businesses. … Read More
Feeling the mountain
Recently I was talking with Lesley – a ski instructor – about her work helping people improve their skiing. She talked about the importance of … Read More