Build #62 – Designing for deeper work
Hey there, I’ve been thinking a lot about deep work recently. It’s something that’s vital for people in scaling businesses to have space to do. … Read More
Build #61 – Aiming small, founder-led growth, life and work
Hey there, It’s Simon here with today’s quick issue of Build – my newsletter read by more than 1,400 founders taking an intentional approach to … Read More
Monthnotes – May 2025
That felt like a tough month. My energy is quite low but I’m glad it’s weekend. There’s been quite a lot of complexity to wrestle … Read More
Build #60 – Alleviating decision-making load for founders
This week in Build I’m looking at a favourite topic of mine: decision-making. Most of the founders I work with are grappling with the challenge … Read More
Build #59 – Resistance to change, busy work and a team conflict hack
Once again Wednesday is with us, so I bring you the three most interesting things to cross my path this week: 1. Why is change … Read More
Build #58 – Words matter
Hey there, You might know I became an ICF qualified coach last year. I was surprised me that a lot of the coaching course (and … Read More
Build #57 – Leadership, competence and the value of simplicity
In last week’s Build newsletter I looked at why systems win out over goals. This week it’s time to share three of the things I … Read More
Monthnotes – April 2025
Today marks the end of a month that’s felt very transitional. I’m sat outside writing. The weather is set sunny for the next few days … Read More
Build #56 – systems over goals
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about goal setting and why OKRs aren’t the only game in town for founders to help get things … Read More
Build #55 – valuable voices, mining metaphors and storytelling skills
This week I’ve got three fascinating articles that grabbed my attention plus a quick recap from last week’s issue: 1. What you see is what … Read More
