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Monthnotes – September 2020

My deserted train to London earlier this month.

Earlier this month, before the government’s return to advising working from home by default, I made my first trip to London since late February – … Read More

Monthnotes – August 2020

Team Ineos heading the peloton at Lauzerte during Route D'Occitanie 2020

As August draws to an unseasonally wet and windy end in Kent, I reflect on what’s felt like quite a transitional month in many senses. … Read More

Monthnotes – July 2020

Miramont-de-Quercy, July 2020

In normal times the last few months for me at work would have felt quite turbulent – although with the impact of Covid-19 on the … Read More

Monthnotes – June 2020

We finished our outdoor garden office this month too - a Wakeman family project.

As I sit down to write this month’s reflections, it feels like a month in which some sort of corner has been turned – a … Read More

Monthnotes – May 2020

Daily family dog walks near home to break up work.

At work this month I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the future, helping develop organisational designs and evaluating future scenarios. It’s been fascinating … Read More

Monthnotes – April 2020

A sunnier evening MTB ride earlier this month

It was hard to know where to start this time around when writing my monthnotes, looking back over a month when we could only leave … Read More

Monthnotes – March 2020

When I began writing my monthnotes in September last year, I could never have anticipated that six months later I’d be working from home full-time … Read More

The next chapter…

I believe strongly that leadership is, in part, about building capacity for an organisation to function effectively in the long term. That’s why one of … Read More

Monthnotes – February 2020

Mont Chery, Les Gets, February 2020

February might have an extra day this leap year, but it feels like a lot’s been squeezed into the first four weeks already. At Deeson … Read More