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...
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...
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...
3 September 2023 Newsletter
“A good leader leads everyone the same, a great leader caters to different people based upon what they need.” John Maxwell
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been an extremely productive week with four x full day planning workshops and preparations for the new Onboarded for Managers book launch on October 1st.
I hope you’ve enjoyed a good week also.
If you haven’t yet had the chance, I’d encourage you to watch the Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary Read More...
3 September 2023 Newsletter
“A good leader leads everyone the same, a great leader caters to different people based upon what they need.” John Maxwell
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been an extremely productive week with four x full day planning workshops and preparations for the new Onboarded for Managers book launch on October 1st.
I hope you’ve enjoyed a good week also.
If you haven’t yet had the chance, I’d encourage you to watch the Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary 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...
3 Levers To Drive Accountability
One of the main concerns and the source of frustration for CEOs and Leaders, when we start working with them, is Accountability.
“We need to keep people more accountable” is a sentence we hear repeatedly. If this is something you’re currently saying (or thinking), you’re not alone.
Whilst there are many views on how to address accountability, a simple and proven approach will give you momentum and a way to measure and evolve.
So Read More...
3 Levers To Drive Accountability
One of the main concerns and the source of frustration for CEOs and Leaders, when we start working with them, is Accountability.
“We need to keep people more accountable” is a sentence we hear repeatedly. If this is something you’re currently saying (or thinking), you’re not alone.
Whilst there are many views on how to address accountability, a simple and proven approach will give you momentum and a way to measure and evolve.
So 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...
11 June 2023 Newsletter
Don’t aspire to build a $10m company. Aspire to create the systems that will build a $10m company.
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a really good week. It started with a father & son long weekend, spending time with my 12-year-old – an occasion I would encourage everyone to try.
Also, our team held a fantastic private event learning about cash for all our clients.
Then finally, I had a great quarterly workshop with a team in Sydney.
Don’t Worry About Read More...
11 June 2023 Newsletter
Don’t aspire to build a $10m company. Aspire to create the systems that will build a $10m company.
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a really good week. It started with a father & son long weekend, spending time with my 12-year-old – an occasion I would encourage everyone to try.
Also, our team held a fantastic private event learning about cash for all our clients.
Then finally, I had a great quarterly workshop with a team in Sydney.
Don’t Worry About 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...
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...
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...
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...
26 March 2023 Newsletter
“If you believe that talent is everything, then your hiring process should also be everything” Claire Hughes Johnson
Hope you’re Thriving!
Good afternoon to everyone except those who require wet signatures.
Ok, I’ve written the above statement because I’ve recently been frustrated by an organisation requiring wet signatures. But it’s more than that. Wet signatures could indicate that an organisation might not be customer focused OR isn’t using Read More...
26 March 2023 Newsletter
“If you believe that talent is everything, then your hiring process should also be everything” Claire Hughes Johnson
Hope you’re Thriving!
Good afternoon to everyone except those who require wet signatures.
Ok, I’ve written the above statement because I’ve recently been frustrated by an organisation requiring wet signatures. But it’s more than that. Wet signatures could indicate that an organisation might not be customer focused OR isn’t using 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...
5 March 2023 Newsletter
“The distance between dreams and reality is called discipline.”
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a fun and productive week, with lots of meetings, working on Healthy Wealthy and Wise with some leaders, and enjoying a few days on Rottnest – our favourite island.
Is lack of stress impacting your performance?
Perhaps you read that and thought, “I need less stress, not more!”.
Understandable, but this is a follow on from my ‘rant’ last week Read More...
5 March 2023 Newsletter
“The distance between dreams and reality is called discipline.”
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a fun and productive week, with lots of meetings, working on Healthy Wealthy and Wise with some leaders, and enjoying a few days on Rottnest – our favourite island.
Is lack of stress impacting your performance?
Perhaps you read that and thought, “I need less stress, not more!”.
Understandable, but this is a follow on from my ‘rant’ last week 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...
29 January 2023 Newsletter
“A $10M business is not a goal. It’s a symptom of a change you commit to making.”
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 and value for you each week.
I’m keeping them Read More...
29 January 2023 Newsletter
“A $10M business is not a goal. It’s a symptom of a change you commit to making.”
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 and value for you each week.
I’m keeping them Read More...
15 January 2023 Newsletter
“If you build your business on customer needs, not technology, you have good chance of success because customer needs do not change.” Hermann Simon
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 Read More...
15 January 2023 Newsletter
“If you build your business on customer needs, not technology, you have good chance of success because customer needs do not change.” Hermann Simon
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 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...
9 October 2022 Newsletter
“Don’t talk about growing revenue. Talk about growth in GP dollars or GP %, maybe even Net Profit” – Bo Burlingham
Hope you’re Thriving!
As we move toward the last quarter of 2022 and look back, it’s been such an unusual year.
I started 2022 watching others set new year’s resolutions – which is something I’ve never really entertained. Still, that observation prompted me to ask what I would like to be different this year, and when I Read More...
9 October 2022 Newsletter
“Don’t talk about growing revenue. Talk about growth in GP dollars or GP %, maybe even Net Profit” – Bo Burlingham
Hope you’re Thriving!
As we move toward the last quarter of 2022 and look back, it’s been such an unusual year.
I started 2022 watching others set new year’s resolutions – which is something I’ve never really entertained. Still, that observation prompted me to ask what I would like to be different this year, and when I 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...
25 September 2022 Newsletter
“When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl
Hope you’re Thriving!
I was talking with an entrepreneur this past week who was looking to join our Growth Program, and he explained how he had grown from $1m to $19m in revenue in the past two years.
Now that’s impressive in anyone’s language, but it comes at a cost. He had found a sense of meaning but didn’t have a sense of Read More...
25 September 2022 Newsletter
“When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl
Hope you’re Thriving!
I was talking with an entrepreneur this past week who was looking to join our Growth Program, and he explained how he had grown from $1m to $19m in revenue in the past two years.
Now that’s impressive in anyone’s language, but it comes at a cost. He had found a sense of meaning but didn’t have a sense of 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...
“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...
