3 December 2023 Newsletter
“Without Warren Buffett being a continuous learning machine, the record would’ve been absolutely impossible. The same is true at lower walks of life. I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent. But they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than when they got up, and boy does that habit help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.” Charlie Munger Read More...
3 December 2023 Newsletter
“Without Warren Buffett being a continuous learning machine, the record would’ve been absolutely impossible. The same is true at lower walks of life. I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent. But they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than when they got up, and boy does that habit help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.” Charlie Munger 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...
1 October 2023 Newsletter
“The strength of a man’s virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.” Blaise Pascal
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a relaxing week, with some time in France with the family.
Let’s go.
Onboarded for Managers Launch Day
Today marks the official release of my new book, Onboarded for Managers.
As you would have seen during the past few weeks through these newsletters, the book aims to provide a different, Read More...
1 October 2023 Newsletter
“The strength of a man’s virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.” Blaise Pascal
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a relaxing week, with some time in France with the family.
Let’s go.
Onboarded for Managers Launch Day
Today marks the official release of my new book, Onboarded for Managers.
As you would have seen during the past few weeks through these newsletters, the book aims to provide a different, Read More...
10 September 2023 Newsletter
“The most important thing [is] trying to find a business with a wide and long-lasting moat around it … protecting a terrific economic castle with an honest lord in charge of the castle” -Warren Buffet
Hope you’re Thriving!
I’m in the middle of 9 strategic planning workshop days over 11 business days, including travel across the country. And loving it.
I also received the first copy of my new book Onboarded For Managers. I’m excited share with you more Read More...
10 September 2023 Newsletter
“The most important thing [is] trying to find a business with a wide and long-lasting moat around it … protecting a terrific economic castle with an honest lord in charge of the castle” -Warren Buffet
Hope you’re Thriving!
I’m in the middle of 9 strategic planning workshop days over 11 business days, including travel across the country. And loving it.
I also received the first copy of my new book Onboarded For Managers. I’m excited share with you more Read More...
The Daily Huddle & Yearly Themes Done Right
Dancer Concrete Design is a 40 person business specialising in polished concrete and epoxy floor coatings based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They physically change the design, the feel, and the impact on interior spaces by using concrete as a design element. They are a great example of a business doing the hard work to become a small giant – a business that works to become better not bigger.
One of the things I liked on their website was their Read More...
The Daily Huddle & Yearly Themes Done Right
Dancer Concrete Design is a 40 person business specialising in polished concrete and epoxy floor coatings based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They physically change the design, the feel, and the impact on interior spaces by using concrete as a design element. They are a great example of a business doing the hard work to become a small giant – a business that works to become better not bigger.
One of the things I liked on their website was their Read More...
23 July 2023 Newsletter
“There is no substitute for discipline. No amount of intellectual prowess or personal charisma can make up for an inability to identify a few simple things and stick to them over time.”
Pat Lencioni
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with planning, meetings and some learning. On the good news front, global inflation is trending downward faster than expected and Australia may avoid a recession.
Let’s talk turkey.
Why Your Strategy Depends On Read More...
23 July 2023 Newsletter
“There is no substitute for discipline. No amount of intellectual prowess or personal charisma can make up for an inability to identify a few simple things and stick to them over time.”
Pat Lencioni
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with planning, meetings and some learning. On the good news front, global inflation is trending downward faster than expected and Australia may avoid a recession.
Let’s talk turkey.
Why Your Strategy Depends On 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...
2 July 2023 Newsletter
“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a great week with the next stage of the new Onboarded for Managers being complete and a great speaking event talking about Onboarded and launching a new version of the onboarded sprint plan which is now available on our website.
AI Is Killing The Old Web
I probably should have started writing this week’s Read More...
2 July 2023 Newsletter
“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a great week with the next stage of the new Onboarded for Managers being complete and a great speaking event talking about Onboarded and launching a new version of the onboarded sprint plan which is now available on our website.
AI Is Killing The Old Web
I probably should have started writing this week’s Read More...
28 May 2023 Newsletter
“Every time a company doubles, it breaks half its systems and loses half its people.” Robert Glazer
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with four workshop days and sending my next book, “Onboarded for Managers”, to the book designer. I’m currently aiming for an August release.
Executive Burnout
In the past three days, we’ve seen two shock AFL resignations attributed to burnout: Richmond coach Damian Hardwick and Hawthorn chief Read More...
28 May 2023 Newsletter
“Every time a company doubles, it breaks half its systems and loses half its people.” Robert Glazer
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with four workshop days and sending my next book, “Onboarded for Managers”, to the book designer. I’m currently aiming for an August release.
Executive Burnout
In the past three days, we’ve seen two shock AFL resignations attributed to burnout: Richmond coach Damian Hardwick and Hawthorn chief 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...
23 April 2023 Newsletter
“Your margin is my opportunity” – Jeff Bezos
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with some interesting meetings and a solar eclipse.
In other news, I was delighted to finish the first draft of my new book, Onboarded for Managers. I’ll keep you up to date as we get closer to publication, but here’s a photo, alongside other photo’s when I reached the same milestone with my other books Made to Thrive and Onboarded.
Uber Read More...
23 April 2023 Newsletter
“Your margin is my opportunity” – Jeff Bezos
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with some interesting meetings and a solar eclipse.
In other news, I was delighted to finish the first draft of my new book, Onboarded for Managers. I’ll keep you up to date as we get closer to publication, but here’s a photo, alongside other photo’s when I reached the same milestone with my other books Made to Thrive and Onboarded.
Uber Read More...
Three Ways Your Differentiation Can Impact Your Profits.
When we talk about differentiation, often people think about things like having a unique product or service, being the first to market, or having a strong brand identity. And while those things are certainly important, so many teams struggle to measure the impact their differentiation has on the bottom line.
Michael Porter, possibly one of the greatest thinkers on strategy, believes there are three ways towards differentiation and Read More...
Three Ways Your Differentiation Can Impact Your Profits.
When we talk about differentiation, often people think about things like having a unique product or service, being the first to market, or having a strong brand identity. And while those things are certainly important, so many teams struggle to measure the impact their differentiation has on the bottom line.
Michael Porter, possibly one of the greatest thinkers on strategy, believes there are three ways towards differentiation and Read More...
16 April 2023 Newsletter
“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort; ..which is the price all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”
– Vince Lombardi
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a good week, with a couple of days off and some interesting meetings.
What was I doing on my day off? Spending hours on the phone, on hold to my bank. So I found it interesting to see that the IRS (the US tax department) has cut telephone wait times to an Read More...
16 April 2023 Newsletter
“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort; ..which is the price all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”
– Vince Lombardi
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a good week, with a couple of days off and some interesting meetings.
What was I doing on my day off? Spending hours on the phone, on hold to my bank. So I found it interesting to see that the IRS (the US tax department) has cut telephone wait times to an Read More...
9 April 2023 Newsletter
“It’s not the journey, it’s not the destination, it’s the company you keep.”
– George Gan
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a short week, with a few days off, a retreat overseas, and a few good meetings.
This weekend in Australia we have both a Friday and a Monday public holiday, and if you’re fortunate enough to have the same, I hope that they are both enjoyable and rewarding.
Let’s jump in.
How to Hire a CEO
This week I came across one of Read More...
9 April 2023 Newsletter
“It’s not the journey, it’s not the destination, it’s the company you keep.”
– George Gan
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a short week, with a few days off, a retreat overseas, and a few good meetings.
This weekend in Australia we have both a Friday and a Monday public holiday, and if you’re fortunate enough to have the same, I hope that they are both enjoyable and rewarding.
Let’s jump in.
How to Hire a CEO
This week I came across one of Read More...
19 March 2023 Newsletter
If you want the most make it easy. If you want the best make it hard
– US Marine Slogan
Hope you’re Thriving!
Some weeks very little changes, and other weeks a lot changes.
This week a lot has changed. Before we get into it, I’d like to complain about the way we’ve come to rely on software for more and more necessary operations almost every day, and yet it’s hard to get through a day without software failing – or engineers making confusing structural Read More...
19 March 2023 Newsletter
If you want the most make it easy. If you want the best make it hard
– US Marine Slogan
Hope you’re Thriving!
Some weeks very little changes, and other weeks a lot changes.
This week a lot has changed. Before we get into it, I’d like to complain about the way we’ve come to rely on software for more and more necessary operations almost every day, and yet it’s hard to get through a day without software failing – or engineers making confusing structural Read More...
12 March 2023 Newsletter
“The novice sees the answers. The professional sees the complexity. The master sees the simplicity.” Shane Parish
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a good week with lots of interesting meetings and a trip to Sydney for a 2-day strategic planning workshop.
After many years running strategic workshops with leadership teams, I’ve learned that the disciplined habit of the meeting rhythm creates the most significant results.
As Albert Einstein said, Read More...
12 March 2023 Newsletter
“The novice sees the answers. The professional sees the complexity. The master sees the simplicity.” Shane Parish
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a good week with lots of interesting meetings and a trip to Sydney for a 2-day strategic planning workshop.
After many years running strategic workshops with leadership teams, I’ve learned that the disciplined habit of the meeting rhythm creates the most significant results.
As Albert Einstein said, Read More...
Using Job-To-Be-Done framework for innovation
As a business owner or leader, you’re constantly looking for ways to improve your products and services to better meet your customers’ needs.
But how do you know exactly what your customers need?
How do you go beyond surface-level wants to uncover the deeper motivations driving their behaviour?
That’s where the concept of “Job to be Done” (JTBD) comes in.
Job to be done is a term coined by Harvard Business School Read More...
Using Job-To-Be-Done framework for innovation
As a business owner or leader, you’re constantly looking for ways to improve your products and services to better meet your customers’ needs.
But how do you know exactly what your customers need?
How do you go beyond surface-level wants to uncover the deeper motivations driving their behaviour?
That’s where the concept of “Job to be Done” (JTBD) comes in.
Job to be done is a term coined by Harvard Business School Read More...
26 February 2023 Newsletter
“The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life.” Naval Ravikant
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with a trip to Sydney, two online masterclasses, a training day and a handful of meetings.
On several occasions, I noticed that some companies are desperately trying to find staff, and recruiters are pumping up salaries because they have been given the mandate “just get someone!”.
In one case, a “B/C” Read More...
26 February 2023 Newsletter
“The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life.” Naval Ravikant
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with a trip to Sydney, two online masterclasses, a training day and a handful of meetings.
On several occasions, I noticed that some companies are desperately trying to find staff, and recruiters are pumping up salaries because they have been given the mandate “just get someone!”.
In one case, a “B/C” 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...
18 December 2022 Newsletter
“The key to a leader’s impact is sincerity. Before he can inspire with emotion he must be swayed by it himself. Before he can move their tears his own must flow. To convince them he must himself first believe.” Winston Churchill
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a busy week with several planning workshops and meetings to start closing out the year. And what a year it’s been!
The two significant events for me were expanding the team Evolution Partners and Read More...
18 December 2022 Newsletter
“The key to a leader’s impact is sincerity. Before he can inspire with emotion he must be swayed by it himself. Before he can move their tears his own must flow. To convince them he must himself first believe.” Winston Churchill
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a busy week with several planning workshops and meetings to start closing out the year. And what a year it’s been!
The two significant events for me were expanding the team Evolution Partners and Read More...
27 November 2022 Newsletter
“You’re either in the time and effort economy or you’re in the results economy” Dan Sullivan
Hope you’re Thriving!
I was talking on a podcast this week about the new book Onboarded, and the host asked me, “What is the one thing you wish you knew when you were 20 years old?”.
I thought for a few moments and replied, “The importance of consistency and how that leads to the power of compounding.”
That’s what is really at the heart of most Read More...
27 November 2022 Newsletter
“You’re either in the time and effort economy or you’re in the results economy” Dan Sullivan
Hope you’re Thriving!
I was talking on a podcast this week about the new book Onboarded, and the host asked me, “What is the one thing you wish you knew when you were 20 years old?”.
I thought for a few moments and replied, “The importance of consistency and how that leads to the power of compounding.”
That’s what is really at the heart of most Read More...
“Until you work as hard as those you admire, don’t explain away their success as luck.” – James Clear, Atomic Habits
Is it wrong to start by swearing and complaining? Probably. I try to avoid that here. But this week, I’ve had the dreaded ‘C’ for the second time in six weeks – meaning in the past seven weeks, I’ve spent two weeks in isolation. I’m feeling OK and haven’t really been sick, so I’m grateful for that, but you know, ‘iso’.
All of the work Read More...
“Until you work as hard as those you admire, don’t explain away their success as luck.” – James Clear, Atomic Habits
Is it wrong to start by swearing and complaining? Probably. I try to avoid that here. But this week, I’ve had the dreaded ‘C’ for the second time in six weeks – meaning in the past seven weeks, I’ve spent two weeks in isolation. I’m feeling OK and haven’t really been sick, so I’m grateful for that, but you know, ‘iso’.
All of the work Read More...
