19 November 2023 Newsletter
“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week – I hope yours was also.
What Got You Here Will Keep You Here
I’ve been reading a book called 10x is easier than 2x as mentioned in this newsletter a few weeks ago, and there’s one thing that’s stuck with me.
What got you here will keep you here.
It’s a statement used in the book Read More...
19 November 2023 Newsletter
“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week – I hope yours was also.
What Got You Here Will Keep You Here
I’ve been reading a book called 10x is easier than 2x as mentioned in this newsletter a few weeks ago, and there’s one thing that’s stuck with me.
What got you here will keep you here.
It’s a statement used in the book Read More...
22 October 2023 Newsletter
“The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit.” Fabienne Fredrickson
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with meetings, a planning workshop, and a presentation to a group about onboarding.
Also, I watched the new David Beckham documentary on Netflix, which is an excellent insight into the mindset of a top performer.
Look out for his attention to detail around the house and his persistence and resilience in the face of Read More...
22 October 2023 Newsletter
“The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit.” Fabienne Fredrickson
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with meetings, a planning workshop, and a presentation to a group about onboarding.
Also, I watched the new David Beckham documentary on Netflix, which is an excellent insight into the mindset of a top performer.
Look out for his attention to detail around the house and his persistence and resilience in the face of Read More...
27 August 2023 Newsletter
Motivation pushes you for days. Intention pushes you for years.
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a good week with two quarterly planning workshops, a speaking event, and a few meetings. We also sent my next book, ‘Onboarded for Managers,’ to the printers and have set a release date for 1 October 2023.
Also, this week, I calculated the number of business plans I’ve built.
712.
That’s how many one-page plans I’ve built with Read More...
27 August 2023 Newsletter
Motivation pushes you for days. Intention pushes you for years.
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a good week with two quarterly planning workshops, a speaking event, and a few meetings. We also sent my next book, ‘Onboarded for Managers,’ to the printers and have set a release date for 1 October 2023.
Also, this week, I calculated the number of business plans I’ve built.
712.
That’s how many one-page plans I’ve built with Read More...
6 August 2023 Newsletter
“But what I’ve seen to set apart great teams from good is a brutal focus on prioritization. This means generating an absurd amount of ideas and throwing 99% of them out of the window, to focus on the 1% that have the highest impact.” — Erik Bernhardsson
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a fantastic week with a lot of meetings and a 2-day strategic planning workshop in Adelaide. It’s funny how sometimes themes emerge through a week’s work. Read More...
6 August 2023 Newsletter
“But what I’ve seen to set apart great teams from good is a brutal focus on prioritization. This means generating an absurd amount of ideas and throwing 99% of them out of the window, to focus on the 1% that have the highest impact.” — Erik Bernhardsson
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a fantastic week with a lot of meetings and a 2-day strategic planning workshop in Adelaide. It’s funny how sometimes themes emerge through a week’s work. Read More...
16 July 2023 Newsletter
“Wherever you place your attention is where you’re placing your energy”
– Dr. Joe Dispenza
Hope you’re Thriving!
I’ve enjoyed some time off this past week. It’s been great to slow down, spend time with the family and reconnect with nature. This was a theme in last week’s newsletter about ‘the real reason we are tired and what to do about it’.
Thank you to those of you who emailed me about this; it seemed to have struck a chord with Read More...
16 July 2023 Newsletter
“Wherever you place your attention is where you’re placing your energy”
– Dr. Joe Dispenza
Hope you’re Thriving!
I’ve enjoyed some time off this past week. It’s been great to slow down, spend time with the family and reconnect with nature. This was a theme in last week’s newsletter about ‘the real reason we are tired and what to do about it’.
Thank you to those of you who emailed me about this; it seemed to have struck a chord with Read More...
9 July 2023 Newsletter
“The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom”
James Clear – Atomic habits
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week working on the new Onboarded for Managers book and being a guest on a podcast. In Australia, we also entered a new financial year; I hope yours is highly profitable!
Let’s begin.
Meta Swings Again
A couple of days ago, Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, released a new social networking app called Read More...
9 July 2023 Newsletter
“The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom”
James Clear – Atomic habits
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week working on the new Onboarded for Managers book and being a guest on a podcast. In Australia, we also entered a new financial year; I hope yours is highly profitable!
Let’s begin.
Meta Swings Again
A couple of days ago, Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, released a new social networking app called Read More...
18 June 2023 Newsletter
The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic. Peter F. Drucker
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been an interesting week, with 3 full day leadership workshops.
Here’s a quote from a friend I thought you’d enjoy.
Life takes discipline.
Diligence.
Determination.
Recognise that while sometimes you have to compromise, other times you don’t.
The temptation doesn’t come with a choice between right and Read More...
18 June 2023 Newsletter
The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic. Peter F. Drucker
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been an interesting week, with 3 full day leadership workshops.
Here’s a quote from a friend I thought you’d enjoy.
Life takes discipline.
Diligence.
Determination.
Recognise that while sometimes you have to compromise, other times you don’t.
The temptation doesn’t come with a choice between right and Read More...
21 May 2023 Newsletter
“If you focus on solving problems you’ll probably save your business $1 of revenue. If you focus on creating customer moments, you’ll probably create $10” Chip Heath
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with workshops, podcasts and a lot of discussions about AI and its impact.
AI Impact on the Labour Market
This week I came across this interesting infographic about the impact of AI.
What Great Listeners Actually Read More...
21 May 2023 Newsletter
“If you focus on solving problems you’ll probably save your business $1 of revenue. If you focus on creating customer moments, you’ll probably create $10” Chip Heath
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with workshops, podcasts and a lot of discussions about AI and its impact.
AI Impact on the Labour Market
This week I came across this interesting infographic about the impact of AI.
What Great Listeners Actually Read More...
15 May 2023 Newsletter
“Productivity isn’t everything but in the long run it’s almost everything”
– Paul Krugman Nobel Prize winning economist
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with workshops and meetings, and I’ve been building an online course to dive deep into onboarding. More on that in the coming months, but here’s a quote I heard this week that’s stuck with me.
“After the age of thirty-five, 90 per cent of your thoughts are the same Read More...
15 May 2023 Newsletter
“Productivity isn’t everything but in the long run it’s almost everything”
– Paul Krugman Nobel Prize winning economist
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with workshops and meetings, and I’ve been building an online course to dive deep into onboarding. More on that in the coming months, but here’s a quote I heard this week that’s stuck with me.
“After the age of thirty-five, 90 per cent of your thoughts are the same Read More...
7 May 2023 Newsletter
“You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.”
James Clear
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week, with several podcast recordings, strategy workshops and a King’s coronation.
In this week’s podcast, we discuss taking a new perspective on a mature set of tools. We’re reviewing how to rate your firm on Jim Collin’s 7 Good to Great principles.
These principles are:
Level 5 Executive Read More...
7 May 2023 Newsletter
“You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.”
James Clear
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week, with several podcast recordings, strategy workshops and a King’s coronation.
In this week’s podcast, we discuss taking a new perspective on a mature set of tools. We’re reviewing how to rate your firm on Jim Collin’s 7 Good to Great principles.
These principles are:
Level 5 Executive Read More...
30 April 2023 Newsletter
“Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.”
– Anonymous
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week, with several meetings and a two-day strategy workshop. My car was in the repair shop, so I rented a Tesla, which was much better to drive than I anticipated.
Let’s get it started!
Jeff Bezos’ Regret Minimisation Framework
This week I came across an Read More...
30 April 2023 Newsletter
“Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.”
– Anonymous
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week, with several meetings and a two-day strategy workshop. My car was in the repair shop, so I rented a Tesla, which was much better to drive than I anticipated.
Let’s get it started!
Jeff Bezos’ Regret Minimisation Framework
This week I came across an Read More...
2 April 2023 Newsletter
“In today’s rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just being.” — Eckhart Tolle
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with a couple of leadership team workshops and a presentation to a group in Canada & the USA about my book Onboarded.
The highlight of the presentation was a delegate saying, “This seems too good to be true!”.
On another note, I’ve realised I’ve had email problems for the Read More...
2 April 2023 Newsletter
“In today’s rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just being.” — Eckhart Tolle
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with a couple of leadership team workshops and a presentation to a group in Canada & the USA about my book Onboarded.
The highlight of the presentation was a delegate saying, “This seems too good to be true!”.
On another note, I’ve realised I’ve had email problems for the Read More...
5 February 2023 Newsletter
“The best plan is only good intentions unless it degenerates into work” Peter Drucker
Hope you’re Thriving!
Aaaand we’re back!
It’s been a fantastic summer; for the past several weeks, we’ve been on a “non-ratings period”, as my friend Tristan puts it.
This means I’ve been taking a break over the past weeks while sending you weekly newsletters containing the best from the past year. But that’s over now. Back to our regularly Read More...
5 February 2023 Newsletter
“The best plan is only good intentions unless it degenerates into work” Peter Drucker
Hope you’re Thriving!
Aaaand we’re back!
It’s been a fantastic summer; for the past several weeks, we’ve been on a “non-ratings period”, as my friend Tristan puts it.
This means I’ve been taking a break over the past weeks while sending you weekly newsletters containing the best from the past year. But that’s over now. Back to our regularly Read More...
22 January 2023 Newsletter
“In the short term, you are as good as your intensity, in the long term you are only as good as your consistency” – Shane Parrish
Hope you’re Thriving!
I hope your New Year is off to a good start.
Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles and podcasts from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from 2022.
Couple this with my recommended reading list and hopefully, there is something of real interest Read More...
22 January 2023 Newsletter
“In the short term, you are as good as your intensity, in the long term you are only as good as your consistency” – Shane Parrish
Hope you’re Thriving!
I hope your New Year is off to a good start.
Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles and podcasts from the year to share with you. Kind of like a best-of from 2022.
Couple this with my recommended reading list and hopefully, there is something of real interest Read More...
Top ten business and leadership books we recommend to leaders and CEOs.
This week, a CEO asked me, “What’s your number one book?”
That prompted me to put together a list of business books I regularly recommend to leaders and CEOs.
Of course, it depends on your situation, and I’m not including my books Made to Thrive or Onboarded, as that wouldn’t be appropriate.
But if you’re looking for some fantastic business and leadership books to challenge and inspire your thinking as a Read More...
Top ten business and leadership books we recommend to leaders and CEOs.
This week, a CEO asked me, “What’s your number one book?”
That prompted me to put together a list of business books I regularly recommend to leaders and CEOs.
Of course, it depends on your situation, and I’m not including my books Made to Thrive or Onboarded, as that wouldn’t be appropriate.
But if you’re looking for some fantastic business and leadership books to challenge and inspire your thinking as a Read More...
2 October 2022 Newsletter
“Long-term thinkers get criticized in the short-term. Short-term thinkers get crushed in the long-term.” Ryan Breslow
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been an interesting time writing a second book. I didn’t hire a ghostwriter or a researcher; I wanted to do it all myself the way I wanted. It’s not that others do it wrong, that’s their way, and I have mine.
It all started with what I observed was having a tangible impact on the teams I work with, an Read More...
2 October 2022 Newsletter
“Long-term thinkers get criticized in the short-term. Short-term thinkers get crushed in the long-term.” Ryan Breslow
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been an interesting time writing a second book. I didn’t hire a ghostwriter or a researcher; I wanted to do it all myself the way I wanted. It’s not that others do it wrong, that’s their way, and I have mine.
It all started with what I observed was having a tangible impact on the teams I work with, an Read More...
11 September 2022 Newsletter
“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers” Harry Truman
Hope you’re Thriving!
For quite a long while I’ve promised the new book about onboarding is coming.
Well, this week, it all became very real! We’ve secured a release date for the 1st of November 2022, and I received the first physical copy. I’m delighted with how it’s turned out, how clearly I’ve articulated what I wanted to detail, and I’ve already been told many times that Read More...
11 September 2022 Newsletter
“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers” Harry Truman
Hope you’re Thriving!
For quite a long while I’ve promised the new book about onboarding is coming.
Well, this week, it all became very real! We’ve secured a release date for the 1st of November 2022, and I received the first physical copy. I’m delighted with how it’s turned out, how clearly I’ve articulated what I wanted to detail, and I’ve already been told many times that Read More...
This video is a summary of the book Scaling Up by Verne Harnish and should give you an understanding of the subjects and key concepts in the book. I’m going to talk about who the book is intended for, what problems it solves and how it solves them and how you can use the book to further your business.
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What is Scaling Up?
Scaling Up is Mastering Read More...
This video is a summary of the book Scaling Up by Verne Harnish and should give you an understanding of the subjects and key concepts in the book. I’m going to talk about who the book is intended for, what problems it solves and how it solves them and how you can use the book to further your business.
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What is Scaling Up?
Scaling Up is Mastering Read More...
Every organisation has a culture, and one of the key elements to culture is Core Values, the handful of rules and beliefs that remain constant. Whether a company actively works to develop its culture or not, culture will always be present and by identifying the key components of culture such as Core Values and Core Purpose and bringing these to life through identification, Core Values stories, Core Values posters and Core Values videos (amongst others) organisations can help to align Read More...
Every organisation has a culture, and one of the key elements to culture is Core Values, the handful of rules and beliefs that remain constant. Whether a company actively works to develop its culture or not, culture will always be present and by identifying the key components of culture such as Core Values and Core Purpose and bringing these to life through identification, Core Values stories, Core Values posters and Core Values videos (amongst others) organisations can help to align Read More...
Have you ever walked into an office and noticed a vision, mission or core values statement and wondered if it was alive? If it was actually being lived in the organisation?
Or have you ever noticed these statements and knew that they were not being lived? That indeed a core values statement was aspirational and was not alive in the company?
Core Values cannot be aspirational and must be alive in the company today. Core Values reflect the behaviours and beliefs that the organisation holds Read More...
Have you ever walked into an office and noticed a vision, mission or core values statement and wondered if it was alive? If it was actually being lived in the organisation?
Or have you ever noticed these statements and knew that they were not being lived? That indeed a core values statement was aspirational and was not alive in the company?
Core Values cannot be aspirational and must be alive in the company today. Core Values reflect the behaviours and beliefs that the organisation holds Read More...
Joel Tardy runs a Culligan Water franchise in Lubbock Texas and was consistently one of the highest performing franchises in the US for Culligan with net profits around 15% to 20% and a NPS score of 91%. But Joel felt that wasn’t enough and wanted to build a better business. Having read Scaling Up and built a One Page Plan for his business, Joel attended a Gazelles public workshop and felt he needed the help of a Gazelles coach.
In this video we hear the story of Joel and how he Read More...
Joel Tardy runs a Culligan Water franchise in Lubbock Texas and was consistently one of the highest performing franchises in the US for Culligan with net profits around 15% to 20% and a NPS score of 91%. But Joel felt that wasn’t enough and wanted to build a better business. Having read Scaling Up and built a One Page Plan for his business, Joel attended a Gazelles public workshop and felt he needed the help of a Gazelles coach.
In this video we hear the story of Joel and how he Read More...
It’s all good and well to develop Core Values, an inspiring BHAG or a strategy to win, but unless you can find a way to bring these elements to life, and for them to be important to the people in your organisation, it is worth very little. That’s why we recommend you find fun, engaging ways to align team members with what is most important for the business.
As Rackspace ‘Godfather of Fanatical Support’ David Bryce reflects, ” We got unhappy customers, Read More...
It’s all good and well to develop Core Values, an inspiring BHAG or a strategy to win, but unless you can find a way to bring these elements to life, and for them to be important to the people in your organisation, it is worth very little. That’s why we recommend you find fun, engaging ways to align team members with what is most important for the business.
As Rackspace ‘Godfather of Fanatical Support’ David Bryce reflects, ” We got unhappy customers, Read More...
May 2015 Evolution Partners Newsletter
“No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care” – Ted Roosevelt
A word from Brad
With 3 public holidays in April I had a good opportunity to spend some extra family time, including a great boat trip to Rotto with a couple of other families, and what seemed like dozens of kids swimming, fishing and generally doing what Rotto does best.
I spoke last week about the Science Behind a Winning Sales Culture at an Read More...
May 2015 Evolution Partners Newsletter
“No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care” – Ted Roosevelt
A word from Brad
With 3 public holidays in April I had a good opportunity to spend some extra family time, including a great boat trip to Rotto with a couple of other families, and what seemed like dozens of kids swimming, fishing and generally doing what Rotto does best.
I spoke last week about the Science Behind a Winning Sales Culture at an Read More...
SRG Insurance, a fast growing Perth based insurance broker recently conducted an offsite strategic planning session facilitated by Evolution Partners to plan for 2015 and beyond. Through this 2 day offsite planning session the team at SRG insurance worked together to uncover Core Values, Core Purpose, BHAG as well completing the Gazelles One Page Plan.
As Rod Fitzgerald, Managing Director at SRG Insurance said “(as a result of our offsite strategy workshop) we made significant gains on Read More...
SRG Insurance, a fast growing Perth based insurance broker recently conducted an offsite strategic planning session facilitated by Evolution Partners to plan for 2015 and beyond. Through this 2 day offsite planning session the team at SRG insurance worked together to uncover Core Values, Core Purpose, BHAG as well completing the Gazelles One Page Plan.
As Rod Fitzgerald, Managing Director at SRG Insurance said “(as a result of our offsite strategy workshop) we made significant gains on Read More...
Givers tend to get stuff back while takers fight for every last nickel and they are always the ones, in the end, who are struggling – they never have abundance.
20 times return on investment in less than a year; record retention of customers in a commodity business during a severe downturn; highest morale in the history of the company; and the best two quarters, ever, in terms of profitability. The key? An initiative called “Dream On.”
“You’re either a giver or Read More...
Givers tend to get stuff back while takers fight for every last nickel and they are always the ones, in the end, who are struggling – they never have abundance.
20 times return on investment in less than a year; record retention of customers in a commodity business during a severe downturn; highest morale in the history of the company; and the best two quarters, ever, in terms of profitability. The key? An initiative called “Dream On.”
“You’re either a giver or Read More...
