MILES AHEAD…
I’ve spent years trying to figure out how to lead better. And helping others do the same.
Here I share what I’ve learned so far: honest insights, thoughtful questions, and a few useful scars from the road.
No fluff. Just a little something to keep you one step ahead: Miles Ahead.
All are written to spark reflection and offer something useful as you navigate your own path. Dip in. Take what resonates. And if something stirs a thought, I’d love to hear from you. Book a free discovery session.

What the new Superman movie taught me about leadership…
Absolutely nothing.
Superman may be a great superhero, but he’d make a terrible leader.

Some people fly. Others don’t. And it still gets to me.
I’ve been thinking a lot recently that I’ve been lucky to hire many incredible people over the years.

What Live Aid taught me about leadership (40 years on)
In July 1985, I was 20 years old and about to board a plane from California to London for my first trip overseas.

We lost our biggest client.
And I felt it in my gut from the moment we walked into the pitch.

AI is joining your team. How are you preparing to lead?
There’s plenty of writing about how: AI improves employee efficiency: individuals and businesses need to lean in to survive; and a new alphabet soup of hybrid skills (eg: π & M shaped talent) is emerging.

The Bayeux Tapestry is coming home and it has lessons for leaders.
For the first time in 950 years, the 70-metre-long embroidery which tells the story of the Norman conquest of England, will be displayed in the UK.

No one prepares you for what happens after the deal closes…
Or any major leadership transition, for that matter.

Cracked, Not Broken
Several decades ago, I spent a year working in Japan.

It was a rare, public moment of vulnerability
With economic credibility under scrutiny and her future uncertain, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves cried in Parliament yesterday, after the Prime Minister declined to confirm whether she would stay in post.

A year ago today, I was diagnosed with cancer.
Two months ago, I got the all clear.

Over half your team is thinking of leaving.
According to new LinkedIn research, 56% of professionals are considering moving job and changing industry.

Spinning. Sweating. Going nowhere fast.
That was me. On my bike this morning, and also when I was trying to launch my business.

I could feel my whole body tense up and a wave of anger wash over me…
It started early in my career, after I was promoted into my first management role.

The ‘cockroaches’ of Cannes might be the smartest survivors in business
With the rosé-fuelled creative fest in Cannes wrapping up today, I’ve been reflecting on how often the ad industry has been declared dead.

“Fed hamsters. Fish fingers. Played ball. Bye.”
- My first ever journal entry, aged 7.

2am. Wide awake worrying.
“Will we make payroll for 100 people this month?”
No one prepared me for this.

I got fired. I felt like a failure.
At the time, it felt like a disaster.

Thank you to the people who shaped my path.

Last night, while doing the washing up…
I looked down at the sponge and thought: that used to be me.
I used to say yes to everything.

Toxic people - The rot sets in.
Once they get in they will corrode your culture.