26 November 2023 Newsletter
“Be a doer not a talker. You have these people who want to dabble in a wide range of different projects, but are never all in on one. I think that’s bad, because history belongs to the doers.” Sam Altman, Open AI CEO
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with three workshop days, many meetings and a lot happening – love it!
Of course, whilst I’ve had a lot happening, I’ve had nowhere near as much happening as the team at Read More...
26 November 2023 Newsletter
“Be a doer not a talker. You have these people who want to dabble in a wide range of different projects, but are never all in on one. I think that’s bad, because history belongs to the doers.” Sam Altman, Open AI CEO
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with three workshop days, many meetings and a lot happening – love it!
Of course, whilst I’ve had a lot happening, I’ve had nowhere near as much happening as the team at 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...
17 September 2023 Newsletter
“I never lose. I either win or I learn.” – Nelson Mandela
Hope you’re Thriving!
I’ve enjoyed a productive week with meetings and preparations for my new book Onboarded for Managers which is set for release on October 1st.
More about that in a moment, but first, I heard a fascinating statistic this week about people’s ability to keep commitments.
“In a study of 2,500 people who were asked to keep one promise for 21 days, only 58 Read More...
17 September 2023 Newsletter
“I never lose. I either win or I learn.” – Nelson Mandela
Hope you’re Thriving!
I’ve enjoyed a productive week with meetings and preparations for my new book Onboarded for Managers which is set for release on October 1st.
More about that in a moment, but first, I heard a fascinating statistic this week about people’s ability to keep commitments.
“In a study of 2,500 people who were asked to keep one promise for 21 days, only 58 Read More...
20 August 2023 Newsletter
“Winning has a Price. Leadership has a Price. Are you willing to pay that Price?” – Michael Jordan
Hope you’re Thriving!
I’ve enjoyed a great week as we’ve held our own team annual retreat.
Yes, we eat our own dog food!
Our team went a few hours from town and worked through strategy, priorities and different team exercises.
It’s exciting to see how far we’ve come since I started writing this newsletter eight years ago, and looking forward to Read More...
20 August 2023 Newsletter
“Winning has a Price. Leadership has a Price. Are you willing to pay that Price?” – Michael Jordan
Hope you’re Thriving!
I’ve enjoyed a great week as we’ve held our own team annual retreat.
Yes, we eat our own dog food!
Our team went a few hours from town and worked through strategy, priorities and different team exercises.
It’s exciting to see how far we’ve come since I started writing this newsletter eight years ago, and looking forward to Read More...
13 August 2023 Newsletter
“Knowledge is like knowing the names of all the streets in a city. Wisdom is knowing how to get from one place to another.” – John Holt
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with meetings, quarterly planning workshops, and a speaking event.
Let’s do this.
The 7 Eternal Truths of Entrepreneurship
This week I read a great interview article with Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why, amongst many other great books. The article outlines Read More...
13 August 2023 Newsletter
“Knowledge is like knowing the names of all the streets in a city. Wisdom is knowing how to get from one place to another.” – John Holt
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week with meetings, quarterly planning workshops, and a speaking event.
Let’s do this.
The 7 Eternal Truths of Entrepreneurship
This week I read a great interview article with Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why, amongst many other great books. The article outlines Read More...
30 July 2023 Newsletter
“The ability to make good decisions about people represents one of the last reliable sources of competitive advantage, since very few organisations are very good at it.” – Peter Drucker
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week! It began with a CEO who, after a few years, gained absolute clarity on their BHAG and became passionate about its execution, then helping a founder to hire a CEO with a fantastic interview.
Next was cleaning up the mess Read More...
30 July 2023 Newsletter
“The ability to make good decisions about people represents one of the last reliable sources of competitive advantage, since very few organisations are very good at it.” – Peter Drucker
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a productive week! It began with a CEO who, after a few years, gained absolute clarity on their BHAG and became passionate about its execution, then helping a founder to hire a CEO with a fantastic interview.
Next was cleaning up the mess 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...
Why Your Strategy Depends On Your Culture
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is the famous quote attributed to the legendary management consultant Peter Drucker. Of course, the culture proponents are cheering it on, saying it validates their beliefs. In contrast, the strategy proponents say it’s misrepresented and offer their ideas, stating, “What he really meant was…”. Either way, when taken at face value, a team with a dysfunctional culture, the wrong people or a poor vision Read More...
Why Your Strategy Depends On Your Culture
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is the famous quote attributed to the legendary management consultant Peter Drucker. Of course, the culture proponents are cheering it on, saying it validates their beliefs. In contrast, the strategy proponents say it’s misrepresented and offer their ideas, stating, “What he really meant was…”. Either way, when taken at face value, a team with a dysfunctional culture, the wrong people or a poor vision Read More...
Effective execution of strategic objectives is a common challenge faced by many leaders I work with.
A McKinsey global survey indicated that 60% of respondents thought they were not effective at translating strategic priorities into action, highlighting issues with unclear accountability among other reasons.
Having facilitated several quarterly strategic workshops with leadership teams, most leaders seem to have a 1-year (and some of them even have a 3-year) Revenue target. However, there is Read More...
Effective execution of strategic objectives is a common challenge faced by many leaders I work with.
A McKinsey global survey indicated that 60% of respondents thought they were not effective at translating strategic priorities into action, highlighting issues with unclear accountability among other reasons.
Having facilitated several quarterly strategic workshops with leadership teams, most leaders seem to have a 1-year (and some of them even have a 3-year) Revenue target. However, there is 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...
8 January 2023 Newsletter
“The mind is an amazing creative vessel capable of infinite wisdom. The brain is a stupid little dog you can train with systems.” Jerry Seinfeld
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 Read More...
8 January 2023 Newsletter
“The mind is an amazing creative vessel capable of infinite wisdom. The brain is a stupid little dog you can train with systems.” Jerry Seinfeld
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 Read More...
1 January 2023 Newsletter
“Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want” Naval Ravikant
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 Read More...
1 January 2023 Newsletter
“Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want” Naval Ravikant
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 Read More...
25 December 2022 Newsletter
“The costs of your good habits are in the present. The cost of your bad habits are in the future.” James Clear
Hope you’re Thriving!
Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles 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 short and sharp.
Enjoy your Read More...
25 December 2022 Newsletter
“The costs of your good habits are in the present. The cost of your bad habits are in the future.” James Clear
Hope you’re Thriving!
Over the holiday season, I’ve collected some of my favourite articles 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 short and sharp.
Enjoy your 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...
4 December 2022 Newsletter
“Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest” Steve Jobs
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a good week, with life returning to normal after the Onboarded book launch and media promotion.
Let’s jump in!
Man Fired For Not Being Fun
When building Core Values with teams, I’m often asked about one of the questions on our stress test — “If a person breaches the core value, they probably don’t belong”.
And so, I might Read More...
4 December 2022 Newsletter
“Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest” Steve Jobs
Hope you’re Thriving!
It’s been a good week, with life returning to normal after the Onboarded book launch and media promotion.
Let’s jump in!
Man Fired For Not Being Fun
When building Core Values with teams, I’m often asked about one of the questions on our stress test — “If a person breaches the core value, they probably don’t belong”.
And so, I might 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...
