Monthnotes – July 2024
Writing these monthnotes today, there’s a real end of term feeling going on for me as I wrap up work for the next four weeks. … Read More
Monthnotes – June 2024
June has felt like a bit of a transitional month at work, focussing on delivery of current engagements while also planning ahead for my Autumn … Read More
Monthnotes – May 2024
I read a lot of business-ish books, but many of them don’t leave me too many lasting lessons. Last month I read been Cal Newport’s … Read More
Monthnotes – April 2024
It’s been an up-and-down kind of month. A sickness bug, dog hassles and rubbish weather led us to wish we’d gone away somewhere for a … Read More
Monthnotes – March 2024
Thirty one days since I last hit the keyboard and wrote some monthnotes…and it feels like a lot longer. I feel like I’ve crammed a … Read More
Monthnotes – February 2024
Writing these notes on the 29th day of February led me back to wondering about the last leap year. Revisiting my monthnotes from February 2020 … Read More
Where do brilliant teams come from?
If we look at the great teams in the worlds of sport and business, it’s clear they don’t happen by accident. Creating a team that’s … Read More
Pastiche in business
I had an initial conversation with a founder recently that stuck with me. The founder told me in detail about the company they were creating. … Read More
Monthnotes – January 2024
“A bit of a grind”. That’s how I described January in a conversation with my son about two weeks in – and that still seems … Read More
How role definition drives growth
This month I’ve been working on an interesting project helping a business define roles. For start-ups moving into a scaling phase, founders often wrestle with … Read More
