Monthnotes – January 2020
As a family we spent four happy weeks last summer exploring nine European countries and learning more about cultures, people and places beyond our own. … Read More
Monthnotes – December 2019
Looking back over December, it’s hard to avoid gazing back further over the last 12 months, which seemed as ever to culminate in a particularly … Read More
Monthnotes – November 2019
I seem to have spent a lot of time this month thinking about people and behaviours at work. My role as MD at Deeson is … Read More
Monthnotes – October 2019
I seem to have used the words “opportunity cost” a lot this month. As an agency MD, I’m acutely aware that every hour we have … Read More
Monthnotes – September 2019
Having benefitted from a four week break from work this summer (thanks to the Deeson sabbatical scheme), I came back to work in early September with … Read More
Black, white and the reality of grey
As a wet-behind-the-ears graduate my first real job was as a graduate trainee at retailer Boots. I joined the marketing scheme in their Nottingham head … Read More
Guessing the price of websites
Over on the Deeson blog I’ve been writing about agencies writing proposals for client websites. Having been back agency-side for almost two and a half … Read More
London to Paris cycle ride – in under 24 hours
I’ve always been one for a challenge of one sort or another. Inspired by the brilliant Sean Conway, Sophie Radcliffe and Donald Hirsch, the idea … Read More
Looking for great designers
Building a team is hard. Building a great team is harder. But that journey always starts by hiring the right people. At Deeson we’re on … Read More
Creating space in leadership
This is something that’s fascinated me for a while now – how to create space for teams to thrive, solve problems and do their best … Read More
